Carolina knew it would miss some veteran safety experience with the loss of Kurt Coleman with a sprained MCL for the next month.
So the team signed free agent safety Jairus Byrd on Tuesday. Byrd was a former second-round pick of the Buffalo Bills (2009) and was most recently with the New Orleans Saints and was released in the spring after playing only three years of a six-year contract.
Byrd has had 25 interceptions and 13 forced fumbles in his career.
According to the Panthers’ team website, Carolina mulled over Byrd, 30, this training camp when the safety worked out for the team.