Linebacker Shaq Thompson's time with the Carolina Panthers is over, as the team informed its former first-round pick it would not be re-signing him, allowing Thompson to explore his options in free agency.
With Shaq Thompson gone, the Panthers need to lock down a new starting ILB. Here are 18 potential options to explore for 2025:
Thompson, the linebacker who ranks fourth on the Carolina Panthers’ all-time tackle list, has been informed by the team that it will be moving in another direction at his position. Thompson, 30, will enter NFL free agency.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers are moving on from longtime linebacker Shaq Thompson. The Panthers informed Thompson, who was set to become an unrestricted free agent, that they will not be re-signing him.
The Carolina Panthers will let longtime linebacker Shaq Thompson become a free agent this off-season, the team announced Monday.
The sight of Thompson in a bucket hat instead of a helmet is an all-too-familiar one as the veteran linebacker has played in a total of six games in the last two seasons. Carolina's historically porous defense needs consistent contributors, not burgeoning question marks.
Linebacker Shaq Thompson was the Carolina Panthers’ first-round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft. The team announced Monday it will not sign Thompson, who will now become a free agent.
The Carolina Panthers announced Monday morning that they would be moving in a different direction — one that did not involve the 30-year-old team captain Shaq Thompson.
The Carolina Panthers have informed linebacker Shaq Thompson they will not be re-signing him, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Thompson will be a free agent this offseason. “We appreciate Shaq’s leadership and dedication over the past 10 seasons,
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The Carolina Panthers are cleaning up before the start of the legal tampering period on Monday. According to Joe Person of The Athletic, the Panthers have reached a new two-year deal with tight end Tommy Tremble.
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On Monday, the Carolina Panthers bid farewell to linebacker Shaq Thompson. The 2015 first-round pick, who played his entire NFL career with the organization, will now enter free agency at the start of the new league year—marking the end of a 10-year run in Charlotte.
February 24 - The Carolina Panthers will not re-sign veteran outside linebacker Shaq Thompson, allowing the former first-round draft pick to enter free agency. "We appreciate Shaq's leadership and dedication over the past 10 seasons, general manager Dan ...
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