Assessing the Carolina Panthers’ status and needs, position by position, ahead of free agency and the NFL draft. Next up: Safeties.
Three things to know
u25aa Both starters are free agents: Mike Adams and Eric Reid are up for new deals, so it’s possible the Panthers open the 2019 season without at least one of their starters from 2018. Adams said he wants to play in 2019 — he’d be 38 — while Reid said he wants “market value” for his next contract. Considering the team probably won’t want to break in a completely new safety duo, it’s likely one of them returns.