Carolina Panthers Roster
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The Carolina Panthers officially reached an agreement on a five-year deal with former Seattle Seahawks vice president Scott Fitterer on Thursday night to become their next general manager. Fitterer was a late addition to the interview process but made a quick impression on the Carolina decision-makers. He was one of 15 candidates to interview for the position when the team fired veteran Marty Hurney on Dec. 21. The other finalists for the job included Tennessee's Monti Ossenfort, San Francisco's Adam Peters and Kansas City's Ryan Poles. Fitterer had been with Seattle since 2001 and worked alongside Seattle GM John Schneider since 2010. He'll be paired with second-year head coach Matt Rhule with the team coming off a 5-11 season with the eighth overall pick in the upcoming draft. Locating a franchise quarterback will be priority No. 1.
The Carolina Panthers are expected to hire Seattle Seahawks vice president of football operations Scott Fitterer as their new general manager, according to sources. Fitterer was a late addition to the interview process but made a quick impression on the Carolina decision-makers. He was one of 15 candidates to interview for the position when the team fired veteran Marty Hurney on Dec. 21. The other finalists for the job included Tennessee's Monti Ossenfort, San Francisco's Adam Peters and Kansas City's Ryan Poles. Fitterer had been with Seattle since 2001 and worked alongside Seattle GM John Schneider since 2010. He'll be paired with second-year head coach Matt Rhule with the team coming off a 5-11 season with the eighth overall pick in the upcoming draft. Locating a franchise quarterback will be priority No. 1.
Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule didn't give quarterback Teddy Bridgewater a full endorsement to be the starting QB in 2021 after the Week 17 regular season finale. "Teddy has to have a tremendous offseason," Rhule said. Bridgewater was replaced by P.J. Walker in the final game of the season in the blowout loss to the Saints when he completed 13 of 23 passes for 176 yards with two interceptions. Since Bridgewater was injured in Week 10, he completed 62.96 percent of his passes, averaging 236.2 yards per game while throwing four interceptions and two touchdowns and taking 12 sacks. He averaged 255 yards per game, completed 72.12 percent of his throws and had 13 touchdowns, seven interceptions and took 19 sacks in the first 10 games. Bridgewater carries a $23 million salary cap hit in 2021, but it won't stop Carolina from drafting a young QB to potentially compete for the starting job next year.
Former Washington Football Team quarterback Dwayne Haskins will leave on Sunday night to visit with the Carolina Panthers on Monday, according to sources. It will be Haskins' first visit after being waived by Washington on Dec. 28. The former first-round pick cleared waivers thanks to his $4.3 million in remaining salary that Washington will cover. Haskins' new team will likely only pay him the league minimum. Teddy Bridgewater's future is a bit up in the air after he was pulled in his last start. Head coach Matt Rhule said that Bridgewater must have a "tremendous offseason." Rhule has known Haskins since high school, and Ryan Day -- Haskins' coach at Ohio State -- coached with Rhule at Temple in 2006. The 23-year-old has been benched several times in his first few seasons and has dealt with maturity issues along the way as well. His fantasy stock has plummeted in dynasty/keeper leagues, and he'll have to rehabilitate his image on and off the field before regaining the trust of fantasy managers.
The Carolina Panthers signed kicker Joey Slye to a contract extension on Tuesday that will run through the 2021 season. Slye was 29-for-36 on his field-goal tries this year and made 33 of his 36 extra points, also ranking second in the league with a 91.0 touchback percentage. He was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2019 out of Virginia Tech and has gone 54-for-68 on field goals and 64-for-71 on extra points in two seasons for the Panthers. The 24-year-old had just one extra-point attempt in the Week 17 loss to the Saints. He finished as the No. 13 kicker in terms of overall fantasy points and should be on the streaming radar again next season, especially when the team gets a healthy Christian McCaffrey back.