On the eve of Tuesday’s roster cutdown deadline, the Panthers are buying and selling offensive lineman Dennis Daley and a 2024 seventh-round choose to the Titans in trade for a 2024 fifth-round choose.
Daley, 26, made 21 begins throughout his three seasons with the Panthers. He began at each sort out and guard for the Panthers whereas making 9 begins in 15 video games final season. Daley rebounded final yr after an harm worn out most of his 2020 season.
The 6-foot-6, 323-pound lineman completed his school profession at South Carolina after transferring from Georgia Navy School. He rapidly earned a beginning spot on South Carolina’s offensive line, beginning in 23 of his 24 video games in Columbia. As a senior, Daley’s friends voted to provide him the offense’s Unselfish Teammate Award.
The Panthers had been on the receiving finish of a commerce earlier within the day after they acquired receiver Laviska Shenault Jr. from the Jaguars. Carolina has been seeking to improve their offense getting into Matt Rhule’s third season because the Panthers’ head coach.
How did every crew fare by making this commerce? This is out the Panthers and Titans graded out.
Titans: B
Including Daley provides the Titans a flexible lineman who may help them remedy their present questions on the guard and sort out positions. Aaron Brewer and Jamarco Jones have been competing for the beginning left guard spot, whereas Dillon Radunz and Nicholas Petit-Frere have been vying to win the beginning job at proper sort out. Ben Jones mans the Titans’ beginning heart spot, with Taylor Lewan at left sort out and Nate Davis at proper guard.
Panthers: A
It did not seem like Daley was going to make the Panthers’ 53-man roster, so as an alternative of releasing him and getting nothing in return, Carolina discovered a commerce associate whereas enhancing future draft capital. Kudos to Panthers common supervisor Scott Fitterer for getting worth for a participant that wasn’t going to make the roster.