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Panthers claim ex-Broncos safety Caden Sterns off waivers
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Former Denver Broncos safety Caden Sterns was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers on Tuesday. Carolina was No. 1 in the waiver order.
Sterns will now reunite with Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero, who held that role in Denver in 2022 before joining Carolina's staff.
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Sterns was waived by the Broncos on Monday just a few days after he returned from the physically unable to perform list. Denver was willing to trade the 24-year-old safety but the team was unable to find a trade partner and ultimately waived him.
Sterns (6-1, 207 pounds) entered the league as a fifth-round pick out of Texas with the Broncos in 2021. He showed flashes of strong play but struggled to stay on the field in Denver, missing 28 games over the last two seasons due to injuries.
Sterns tore his patellar tendon in Week 1 last year, causing him to miss most of the 2023 campaign. The Broncos helped him recover from that injury before waiving him on Monday.
Sterns now gets a fresh start in Carolina while Denver moves forward with Brandon Jones , P.J. Locke and JL Skinner as their top safeties going into preseason.
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This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: Panthers claim ex-Broncos safety Caden Sterns off waivers
