CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Carolina Panthers took their first step toward rebuilding their defensive front by reaching an agreement with former New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Shy Tuttle, agent Drew Rosenhaus confirmed Monday to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Tuttle, who grew about an hour from Charlotte in Midway and attended North Davidson High, got a three-year deal worth $19.5 million, with $13 million guaranteed.
The 6-foot-3, 300-pound Tuttle likely will play end opposite Derrick Brown for the Panthers, who are transitioning from a 4-3 to a 3-4 scheme. He had 49 tackles and two sacks last season with New Orleans, where he'd been since signing as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Tennessee in 2019.