The Carolina Panthers are releasing linebacker Jadeveon Clowney, ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported Wednesday afternoon, per sources. Prior to the news, general manager Dan Morgan was notably "noncommittal" about Clowney's future with the team while answering questions at the 2025 NFL draft,

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 Carolina Panthers might've been ready to pull off one of the biggest shockers of the 2025 NFL draft. On Wednesday, ESPN senior NFL reporter Jeremy Fowler cleaned out his notebook of the final bits of intel from this year's selection process. Included in his coverage of the Panthers was this interesting little nugget . . .