If the Carolina Panthers are ready to make some deals ahead of this year’s trade deadline, they may be closer to holding a garage sale as opposed to going door to door.
According to ESPN senior NFL insider Jeremy Fowler, the 0-6 Panthers could just let the moves come to them—as they are reportedly not in “full trade mode,” but are open to inquiries. In fact, they might’ve had one already.
Fowler writes:
The Panthers also have received an inquiry on cornerback Donte Jackson, who’s on a reasonable contract ($1.08 million base salary this year, with a $4 million base in 2024 along with $5.7 million in roster and per-game bonuses). But quality corners are hard to give up, so he’s considered less available than the other two [Wide receiver Terrace Marshall Jr. and safety Jeremy Chinn].
Jackson is currently on the second season of the three-year, $35.1 million extension he inked last spring. While he hasn’t exactly performed up to the pact, the former second-rounder is a relatively valuable piece to a depleted defense—especially one that was already paper-thin in its secondary.
So, it seems that the Panthers may have to be moved in order to move the sixth-year veteran and team leader.
