The Carolina Panthers had some cleaning up to do on Wednesday. Per the league transaction wire, the team cut ties with three players from their inactive list—cornerbacks Rashaan Melvin and Justin Layne and linebacker Jordan Mack.
The Panthers have a deep cornerbacks room but lately it's taken a bit of a hit with Jaycee Horn being placed on the active PUP list and 32-year-old Rashaan Melvin deciding to retire. Melvin's retirement opened up a spot on the 90-man roster and following Friday's practice, the team reached a deal with free agent cornerback Duke Dawson.
The first practice of Panthers training camp is officially in the books and boy, was there a lot to take in. Here are just a few things that stood out to me today along with some newsworthy notes.
Cornerback Rashaan Melvin retired before the Carolina Panthers took the practice field for the first time at 2022 training camp, ending his seven-year NFL career.
Rashaan Melvin re-signed with the Panthers in March, but the veteran cornerback will not go through with a second season in Carolina. Instead, Melvin intends to retire.
89 players arrived at Panthers training camp Tuesday morning and yes, if you're wondering, that's one shy of the 90 allowed to begin camp. Veteran cornerback Rashaan Melvin did not report today, according to GM Scott Fitterer.
Rashaan Melvin will be back in Carolina next season.
The Carolina Panthers and free agent cornerback Rashaan Melvin agreed to terms on a one-year deal on Wednesday afternoon, the team announced. Melvin was a good rotational corner in a very deep cornerback room this past season.
Melvin, 31, has appeared in two of the Panthers’ three games so far. Now, he’ll be tasked with providing depth in the wake of Jaycee Horn‘s injury.
Rashaan Melvin now has an opportunity to play in a game for the first time since the 2019 season.
Friday morning, the Carolina Panthers announced the signing of cornerback Rashaan Melvin. Melvin has bounced back and forth from the Panthers roster to free agency a couple of times already this offseason.
Veteran cornerback Rashaan Melvin has been released from the Carolina Panthers, per Darin Gantt of Panthers.com. Melvin missed out on making the team's
As the Panthers continue to make moves to bring the roster down to 53, veteran corner Rashaan Melvin has been released. Melvin signed a one-year deal with the Panthers back in March prior to the team drafting a pair of corners in the 2021 NFL Draft -- Jaycee Horn and Keith Taylor.
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