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The Carolina Panthers officially signed nearly all of its undrafted free agent class on Thursday and also signed two additional free agents, defensive end DaVonte Lambert and cornerback Derrek Thomas. Lambert was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Auburn in 2016 by Tampa Bay. He played...

"I think that's something that's missing in today's society. When you walk into a dining hall and you see Derrick Brown with just a bunch of walk-ons — not star players, these guys are just walk-ons — and they're having a great time, they're loving him," Garner said. "He didn't just hang out...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Coach spoke to the Panthers' draft picks from his home over the phone.

Gross-Matos, Carolina's pick at No. 38 overall, wore No. 99 in college but will now have No. 97 in the pros. Defensive end Mario Addison wore No. 97 from 2012-2019, racking up 55.0 sacks to rank No. 4 in franchise history. It's only the third time in franchise history that the Panthers' first...

Orr was a second-team All-Big Ten honoree for his 2019 redshirt senior season, after recording 11.5 sacks, 14.0 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, and five passes defensed. Orr's 11.5 sacks set a new program record for sacks by an inside linebacker. Orr tore his ACL in 2016 on the first play...

ANDY BENOIT, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED "The nice part about a full-scale rebuilding project is it gives you a lot of options in the draft. (Though it appears the Panthers may have only been aware of half of theirs, as they became the first team in modern history to take only defensive players in an...

The Panthers head man brought a number of Baylor coaches with him to Carolina, so it only makes sense he adds a former Bear to the mix on the field. As a senior under Rhule's lead, Roy had a breakout year, recording career highs with 61 tackles and 5.5 sacks. If you can't tell from the photos...

The Panthers have selected Stantley Thomas-Oliver III out of Florida International with the 221st pick in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft. After starting his college career at wide receiver, Thomas-Oliver switched to cornerback before his junior year and made 24 starts over his last...

History on both sides of the ball During his first two years at FIU, Thomas-Oliver wasn't locking down receivers. Actually, he was the one hauling in passes as a wideout. In two seasons on offense, Thomas-Oliver tallied 36 receptions for 489 yards and a touchdown. His first season was...

HC Matt Rhule Did he think he would not draft an offense player No, we did not go in…We knew it was going to be defense heavy, but we didn't go in with that. I think there were two times where we had an offensive guy as the next guy up as we got within three or four picks, that offensive...

Both Rhule and Hurney said they thoroughly vetted safety Kenny Robinson, who was expelled from West Virginia for a student code of conduct violation involving academic fraud. Robinson himself has been open about facing that discipline, writing an open letter in the Players' Tribune about it...

Yetur Gross-Matos Reaction to getting picked by the Panthers I had some really good discussions with the Carolina Panthers. Some good Facetimes and I felt good about it when I left the combine initially. I knew there was a chance I was going to get selected by the Carolina Panthers. It has...

With Brown, that means playing everywhere along the defensive line — spurring his college position coach to compare him to seven-time Pro Bowler Richard Seymour. Gross-Matos primarily played as a defensive end at Penn State, but also took snaps as an inside rusher. And Chinn is listed as a...

MIKE TANIER, BLEACHER REPORT On Gross-Matos: "Gross-Matos is a fluid, agile athlete who defeats blocks by out-positioning his opponent and using his arms to swat the blocker's hands away. He can win the leverage battle in run defense and is good at recognizing misdirection plays and finding...

The Panthers have selected cornerback Troy Pride, Jr. out of Notre Dame with the 113th pick in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Pride grew up in Greer, S.C. and played 45 games for the Fighting Irish. He recorded four interceptions and 18 pass breakups in his four seasons, with one of...

Similar to Brown, Gross-Matos has positional flexibility along the defensive line. He's played on both the interior and as an edge rusher, and that versatility falls in line with what head coach Matt Rhule said at the about wanting to have "positionless players" on defense. "I was asked to...

Turning tragedy to triumph When Gross-Matos was just two years old, his biological father drowned while rescuing Yetur after a boating accident. Then at age 11, Gross-Matos' 12-year-old brother Chelal was tragically killed after he was struck by lightning. Two unthinkable tragedies a decade...

Chinn was a kind of wild card in the Salukis' scheme, a tremendous athlete who played both safety and cornerback. He was a two-time first-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference honoree and was a consensus All-American in 2019. With the Panthers, Chinn will play safety and a number of...

A family affair It turns out playing safety runs in the family. With a Hall of Famer for an uncle, Chinn was able to get the inside scoop on playing defensive back early on. Chinn is the nephew of Broncos legend Steve Atwater, a two-time Super Bowl champion and eight-time Pro Bowler with...

The Panthers defensive front adding Yetur Gross-Matos is downright gross. You've already got Derrick Brown and Brian Burns, and now you add YGM? It's a good thing Tom Brady gets the ball out in 2 seconds, because he won't have much more than that to work with. Check this out...