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Thursday 4:51 pm | `I haven`t talked to any teams` about Dalton trade This comes a day after ESPN`s Adam Schefter reported the Panthers had been receiving calls about Dalton for a potential trade. Morgan said he `would talk to Andy` about any requests for a trade that may come through but it`s hard to imagine the 38-year-old signal-caller being in high demand with free agency and the draft still to go. Dalton has one more year remaining on his current deal with the Panthers and could make for a nice bridge for a team bringing in a younger quarterback but wouldn`t be viewed as anything more than a one-year option. | QB Bryce Young
Thursday 2:36 pm | Canales wants Young to change more plays at line Canales has already turned over play-calling duties to offensive coordinator Brad Idzik. Now he hopes Young will also have more opportunities in 2026 to make adjustments at the line of scrimmage and take advantage of mismatches he sees. Canales said he loves `the strides (Young has) taken in terms of the operation` but wants him to take more `ownership` next season. Young had his best season as a pro in 2025 throwing for 3011-23-11 while completing 63.6 percent of his passes. Young made clear strides in his second season under Canales but may need to show more growth this season if he hopes to earn a long-term extension. | | QB Andy Dalton | Panthers` Andy Dalton: Drawing trade interest [3D ago]The Panthers have reportedly been getting calls about Dalton regarding a potential trade according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.
SFFL Slant: Dalton has one more year left on his deal with Carolina but as David Newton of ESPN.com suggests moving the veteran signal caller could make sense for the team considering GM Dan Morgan indicated Tuesday that Dalton would have to compete for the backup job (behind Bryce Young) with a younger QB to be added through free agency or the draft. Dalton drew just one start during four regular-season appearances with the Panthers in 2025 but overall the 38-year-old who entered the NFL as a second-round pick by the Bengals in 2011 has 169 regular-season starts to his credit. | | RB Jonathon Brooks | Panthers` Jonathon Brooks: Rehab going smoothly [3D ago]General manager Dan Morgan said Tuesday that Brooks (knee) is doing well in his rehab and the Panthers are optimistic that the running back will be able to contribute in 2026 Darin Gantt of the Panthers` official site reports.
SFFL Slant: Morgan didn`t provide any specifics regarding where Brooks stands in his rehab program for the right knee ACL tear he sustained in December 2024 but the 22-year-old at least appears to have avoided any setbacks in his recovery from surgery. A second-round pick in 2024 Brooks has appeared in just three games through two seasons as he was delayed at the start of his rookie campaign while recovering from an ACL tear that he sustained in college in the same knee. Coming off a pair of major surgeries Brooks will need to prove that his explosiveness hasn`t been compromised as he aims to secure a role out of the Carolina backfield. The Panthers leaned primarily on the duo of Rico Dowdle and Chuba Hubbard out of the backfield in 2025 but with Dowdle bound for free agency this offseason Carolina could have an opening for Brooks to serve as the top complement to Hubbard during the upcoming season. | | RB Rico Dowdle | Panthers` Rico Dowdle: Uncertain to return to Carolina [3D ago]General manager Dan Morgan said Tuesday that the door is open for Dowdle to return to Carolina in 2026 but the Panthers will give him the opportunity to test the market in free agency Darin Gantt of the team`s official site reports.
SFFL Slant: Though the Panthers are seemingly keen on retaining Dowdle at the right price it`s possible that the franchise won`t be able to afford the running back coming off his second straight 1 000-yard rushing season. If Dowdle heads elsewhere Morgan expressed confidence in the remaining members of the running back room (Chuba Hubbard Jonathon Brooks and Trevor Etienne) being capable of picking up the slack. After opening 2025 as the Panthers` starter before sliding to second on the depth chart Hubbard had already moved back into a near-even timeshare with Dowdle by the end of the regular season and then handily out-snapped and out-touched Dowdle in the Panthers` wild-card loss to the Rams. | | | | | | | | | |
 | | | 1 | Sunday, September 7, 2025 | 12:00:00 PM |  | at | Jacksonville | L | 10-26 | | 2 | Sunday, September 14, 2025 | 3:05:00 PM |  | at | Arizona | L | 22-27 | | 3 | Sunday, September 21, 2025 | 12:00:00 PM |  | | Atlanta | W | 30-0 | | 4 | Sunday, September 28, 2025 | 12:00:00 PM |  | at | New England | L | 13-42 | | 5 | Sunday, October 5, 2025 | 12:00:00 PM |  | | Miami | W | 27-24 | | 6 | Sunday, October 12, 2025 | 12:00:00 PM |  | | Dallas | W | 30-27 | | 7 | Sunday, October 19, 2025 | 12:00:00 PM |  | at | NY Jets | W | 13-6 | | 8 | Sunday, October 26, 2025 | 12:00:00 PM |  | | Buffalo | L | 9-40 | | 9 | Sunday, November 2, 2025 | 12:00:00 PM |  | at | Green Bay | W | 16-13 | | 10 | Sunday, November 9, 2025 | 12:00:00 PM |  | | New Orleans | L | 7-17 | | 11 | Sunday, November 16, 2025 | 12:00:00 PM | | at | Atlanta | W | 30-27 | | 12 | Monday, November 24, 2025 | 7:15:00 PM |  | at | San Francisco | L | 9-20 | | 13 | Sunday, November 30, 2025 | 12:00:00 PM |  | | LA Rams | W | 31-28 | | 15 | Sunday, December 14, 2025 | 3:25:00 PM | | at | New Orleans | L | 17-20 | | 16 | Sunday, December 21, 2025 | 12:00:00 PM |  | | Tampa Bay | W | 23-20 | | 17 | Sunday, December 28, 2025 | 12:00:00 PM |  | | Seattle | L | 10-27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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