Panthers Make Six Moves Including Placing DT Derrick Brown On IR
The Carolina Panthers announced a series of roster moves on Tuesday, including placing DT Derrick Brown on injured reserve
Darin Gantt of the team website confirms Brown will miss the remainder of the 2024 season with a meniscus injury in his knee.
Carolina signed veteran DL DeShawn Williams, who was with them last year, and DB Azizi Hearn, along with promoting RB Mike Boone and CB Lonnie Johnson to the active roster.
The team also waived OLB Jamie Sheriff.
Brown, 25, was a three-year starter at Auburn and was named the SEC Player of the Year in 2019. The Panthers selected him with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.
He finished the final year of his four-year, $23,621,404 rookie contract that included a $14,739,203 signing bonus last season. The organization picked up his fifth-year options for the 2024 season, which is projected to be $11.665 million fully guaranteed.
Carolina signed him to a four-year, $96 million extension back in April that includes $63.165 million guaranteed.
In 2023, Brown appeared in all 17 games for the Panthers and recorded 103 tackles, seven tackles for loss, two sacks, one interception, and six pass defenses.
Panthers place DT Derrick Brown on IR among several roster moves
The Carolina Panthers placed Pro Bowl defensive tackle Derrick Brown on injured reserve with a season-ending knee injury suffered in Sunday’s loss to the New Orleans Saints. Brown, 26, has started 64 of his 67 games since Carolina drafted him with the seventh overall pick in 2020 out of Auburn. He signed a four-year, $96 million contract this offseason, and played in 60 of the 66 defensive snaps in Sunday’s 47-10 loss. “Definitely a huge loss, right? He’s one of our best players. That’s big shoes to fill,” Panthers coach Dave Canales said. “But at the same time, we’ve got players in there, I want them to know and be encouraged. If you go in, you play with great technique, and you just do
your job, we don’t need you to make the special plays that Derrick makes. “Just do your job, help the guys on either side of you and that’s the truth of it. If you can play team football with a bunch of guys, you can have success.” The team is planning to sign veteran defensive end Charles Harris, according to multiple reports. Harris, 29, recorded 13 tackles and 1.5 sacks in 13 games (three starts) last season with the Detroit Lions.
