The biggest free agent of the 2025 offseason has now confirmed that the Carolina Panthers were very, very close to reeling him in.
Defensive lineman Milton Williams, who landed a four-year, $104 million contract with the New England Patriots a little over a week ago, joined Friday's episode of The Insiders on NFL Network. He was asked about his experience during the negotiation process, a hotly-contested competition that the Panthers nearly won.
"My agent was on the phone, and I was kind of in the room," Williams said, via Kevin Patra of NFL.