The Carolina Panthers signed free-agent cornerback Chris Westry to an undisclosed deal on Monday. Westry, who stands at 6-foot-4, will add depth at the position behind Donte Jackson, C.J. Henderson, Jaycee Horn and Rashaan Melvin. The 24-year-old became a free agent when the Baltimore Ravens didn't tender him an offer. Westry had only 17 solo tackles and three passes defensed in six games (two starts) for the Ravens last year, and he has 18 solo tackles in two NFL seasons. He played in just two games for the Dallas Cowboys in 2020.
The Baltimore Ravens told impending restricted free-agent cornerback Chris Westry that they will not tender him a contract for the 2022 season, according to a source. The Ravens will keep talking with Westry, though, and they'd like to re-sign him at a lower cost. The lowest the Ravens could have tendered Westry would have been the right-of-first-refusal tender, which would cost $2.433 million this season. The 24-year-old played in two games in his rookie season in 2020 with the Dallas Cowboys and had one solo tackle. In six games last year with Baltimore (two starts), Westry had 17 solo tackles and three passes defensed.