The Carolina Panthers have spent a lot to upgrade their defense in 2025, but one analyst doesn't think it's going to make a difference.

According to NFL insider Josina Anderson, former Panthers OLB Jadeveon Clowney has kept in touch with a handful of teams.

The Carolina Panthers are hoping upside can equal an uptick in sacks in 2025. The team is housing a young rotation of outside linebackers with a relatively young position coach in charge of getting the group up to speed.

According to ESPN's latest rankings of all 32 rosters, Carolina came in at No. 30 on their list. Despite the dour headline ESPN believes that Carolina's wide receiver corps is now their greatest strength thanks to the addition of top-10 pick Tetairoa McMillan. Their biggest weakness is of course the safety position.

The Carolina Panthers are set to take a look at a few outside players before the start of training camp this week. According to Mike Kaye of The Charlotte Observer, the Panthers a

Free agent Jadeveon Clowney is “still planning” to play in the 2025 season and has been in contact with “four or five teams,” according to NFL insider Josina Anderson.

General manager Dan Morgan addressed the league’s worst defense in 2024 in all aspects this offseason. Are the Panthers finished addressing their secondary?

This could be the season where everything is altered and the Panthers could be staring down at the entire division

By Wednesday, all 32 NFL teams will have opened training camp for veterans. Yet, one first-round rookie, Cincinnati Bengals defensive lineman Shemar Stewart, remains unsigned.

Raheem Blackshear has handled kick returns every year since joining the Panthers in 2022, and last year was the primary kick and punt returner. But the additions of fourth-round running back Trevor Etienne and sixth-round receiver Jimmy Horn pushed Blackshear down the depth chart and likely put his chances of making the roster in jeopardy.

The Carolina Panthers have undergone a significant defensive evolution this offseason. After a trying year for defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero's bunch in 2024, the Panthers have spent handsomely to raise the floor for the defensive depth chart.