Picked in the seventh round of the 2016 draft, Stephen Weatherly developed enough to play all the way through his rookie deal, hitting the open market last year after a pair of three-sack seasons as a rotational pass rusher with the Vikings.
The two-year, $12.5 million deal he landed from the Panthers gave him his first chance to be a starter and earn a significant payday. That achievement, Weatherly admitted, made him a bit lackadaisical.
He started nine games in Carolina, but didn't register a sack before hurting a finger on his right hand and missing the rest of the season.