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Panthers agree to terms with immediate starter to replace DT Star Lotulelei | Charlotte Observer

The Carolina Panthers have played against him often, and now he’ll be on their side.

Carolina reached an agreement to sign former Falcons defensive tackle Dontari Poe on Thursday afternoon, a source confirmed to the Observer.

The deal will be for three years and $27 million, a source told the Observer.

Poe will immediately start on Carolina’s defensive interior to replace former defensive tackle Star Lotulelei, who signed with the Bills in free agency.

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Poe, 27, is the type of dynamic space-eater that the Panthers covet up front.