CHARLOTTE – Fozzy Whittaker, a valuable change-of-pace running back coming off his most productive season, has signed a two-year contract to remain with the Panthers through 2018.
Whittaker could have become an unrestricted free agent when the new league year started March 9 but instead become the first potential UFA on the offensive side to re-sign after defensive players Mario Addison, Charles Johnson, Wes Horton and Colin Jones did the same.
Whittaker didn't start any games last season but played in all of them and paced the Panthers with 4.