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Report: Panthers expected to seek 'big-name players' in free agency
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The Carolina Panthers may be prepared to go big-game hunting this offseason.
ESPN NFL insider Dan Graziano and senior NFL reporter Jeremy Fowler just unloaded their freshest batch of intel coming out of the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine . And after chatting with league executives, coaches, agents, scouts and players, they wouldn't be surprised if Carolina ends up being a major factor in free agency.
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Graziano writes:
Expect the Panthers to be seeking big-name players in free agency. I think Carolina could be in on the top safeties -- Jevon Holland, Camryn Bynum , etc. -- and might be one of the teams willing to spend big to lure defensive tackle Milton Williams away from the Super Bowl champion Eagles . The Panthers will also look to add edge rush help, with Chase Young being one of the intriguing options there.
President of football operations/general manager Dan Morgan has made his desire for a revamped defense known. Morgan, while in Indianapolis this week, listed off the unit's top needs to team play-by-play voice Anish Shroff.
"I think you go interior d-line, you go outside linebacker, you go safety. And then, obviously, we need another corner," Morgan stated . "So there's a lot of holes to fill. It's not gonna happen overnight. But I think as we move through free agency and we move through the draft, I think things will start to kinda come together."
Carolina, in 2024, set a new NFL record for most points allowed (534) in a single season. They also relinquished the most rushing yards per game (179.8) and amassed the league's lowest pressure rate (16.2 percent).
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