The Kansas City Chiefs are signing former Carolina Panthers linebacker Jermaine Carter Jr., according to ESPN’s Field Yates. Kansas City recently hosted Carter on a visit, and it didn’t take long for them to lock him down.
Carter, a former fifth-round pick by the Panthers in 2018, has spent his first four seasons with Carolina. While he’s appeared in 30 career NFL games, he never got a start.
Last season with the Panthers, Carter totaled 88 tackles, three tackles-for-loss, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery in 17 games. Carter served as the weakside linebacker in Carolina, which is a role he figures to serve in Kansas City.
The Chiefs are signing former Panthers LB Jermaine Carter, Jr., per source. He started all 17 games for Carolina last season.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 25, 2022
Carter projects to be a replacement for linebacker Ben Niemann, who remains a free agent.
