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, 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)

Jackson joins Derrick Brown, A’Shawn Robinson, Tershawn Wharton and Bobby Brown on a completely revamped defensive line. With last year’s sixth-round pick Jaden Crumedy and former starting nose tackle Shy Tuttle competing to stick around, Jackson could end up pushing one or both of them off the roster.