The Panthers and 2025 No. 8 pick Tetairoa McMillan agreed to a rookie contract, the team announced on Thursday. According to Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk, McMillan's deal is worth $27.9 million over four years. McMillan will now join 2024 first-rounder Xavier Legette as a top target for Carolina quarterback Bryce Young.

The bees are all dying off, the oceans are warming and the global economy is a mess. As if you needed any more evidence that the end is near, the Carolina Panthers actually managed to do something right. Specifically, they have put together what appears to be a pretty strong draft class.

The Carolina Panthers, right before the start of rookie minicamp on Friday, revealed the uniform numbers for their 2025 draft class. Those digits are as follows . . . Previously worn by: Eddy Piñeiro (2022 to 2024), Jermaine Carter Jr. (2021), Joey Slye (2019 to 2020), Chandler Catanzaro (2018), John Kasay (1995 to 2010)