Panthers signing WR John Metchie

[TheSpecialJuan]

per twitter  

[jb2288]

LETS FUGGIN GOOOOOO THATS HUGE. We are LOADED at WR now. Byeeeeee XL

[Kentucky Panther]

Off the top of my head, that’s a pretty good signing. Good 3/4 receiver. And hopefully it means XL is gone. 

[Aussie Tank]

Smart move 

[Captain Morgan]

played with Bryce in college

[countryboi]

Metchie has a huge chance here to make himself a bunch of money

[TheSpecialJuan]

https://x.com/adamschefter/status/2031830355972423985?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA
 

[Captain Morgan]

Metchie, 25, was a two-year starter at Alabama. The Texans selected him with the No. 44 overall pick in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft.

Metchie was working his way back from an ACL tear as a rookie when he was also diagnosed with leukemia, causing him to miss his entire rookie season. 

He was in the final year of a four-year $8,070,172 rookie contract that included a $3,049,216 signing bonus when the Eagles opted to trade him to the Jets in exchange for Michael Carter II and a late-round 2027 pick swap.

New York declined to tender him as a restricted free agent in 2026. 

In 2025, Metchie appeared in 16 games for the Jets and Eagles and caught 33 passes on 48 targets for 274 yards and two touchdowns. 

https://nfltraderumors.co/panthers-signing-wr-john-metchie/

 

[Soul Rebel]

Boom or bust here, and I'm not mad at all by the signing. 

He could be a piece to sandwich between TMac and Coker or he could get cut before week one. I doubt he's signed if Bryce isn't here, but I'm pulling for him. Former top-50 draft pick that has overcome a lot.

[tukafan21]

Ehhh, torn on this one, as he's a player I was calling for us to try and trade for early in Bryce's career, to get him a WR he was familiar with from college.

The problem now is I'm afraid he'll want to rely on his college WR too much now, and I don't think he's good enough to be that guy for Bryce.  I was asking us to do that before he hadn't really shown much throughout his career, which unfortunately now he's done (just 686 yards across 3 mostly healthy seasons).

I want that speedy slot WR, but I'd just have preferred it to not be a player who used to be a safety blanket for Bryce, but is significantly lesser of a WR than T-Mac and Coker (and maybe even XL to be honest).

So in such a critical season for Bryce, not sure I love adding a not so great WR he might want to rely on too much.

Edited 2 hours ago by tukafan21

[Car123]

Meh

[ClawOn]

7 minutes ago, Kentucky Panther said:

Off the top of my head, that’s a pretty good signing. Good 3/4 receiver. And hopefully it means XL is gone. 

XL is going to be gone. 

[Dave Gettleman's Shorts]

wow low risk, high reward move

[ForJimmy]

3 minutes ago, tukafan21 said:

Ehhh, torn on this one, as he's a player I was calling for us to try and trade for early in Bryce's career, to get him a WR he was familiar with from college.

The problem now is I'm afraid he'll want to rely on his college WR too much now, and I don't think he's good enough to be that guy for Bryce.  I was asking us to do that before he hadn't really shown much throughout his career, which unfortunately now he's done (just 686 yards across 3 mostly healthy seasons).

I want that speedy slot WR, but I'd just have preferred it to not be a player who used to be a safety blanket for Bryce, but is significantly lesser of a WR than T-Mac and Coker (and maybe even XL to be honest).

Don't worry, Bryce's safety net is TMac.