On Monday, Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Jalen Dalton was officially given his uniform number—No. 78. And now, just a few hours later, he’s no longer No. 78 . . . nor a Carolina Panthers defensive tackle.
As first reported by Panthers.com staff writer Augusta Stone this evening, Dalton has been waived. He was claimed off waivers by Carolina from the Atlanta Falcons this past Thursday.
Dalton was born in Clemmons, N.C. and attended nearby West Forsyth High School. He went on to play his college ball at the University of North Carolina from 2015 to 2018, where he totaled 92 tackles (15.0 for a loss), seven passes defensed, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.
The 6-foot-6, 300-pounder broke into the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Chicago Bears in 2019. After being waived prior to the start of the 2019 regular season, he was picked up by the New Orleans Saints—with whom he’d spend the better part of the next three seasons with.
He saw his first official action in 2022, appearing in seven games for Atlanta.
Carolina is now down to an 89-man roster heading into the start of mandatory minicamp this week.
