32. Carolina Panthers
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Carolina’s miserable season ended with two consecutive shutout losses — the first team to do so in more than 15 years. Dave Canales was hired to lead the Panthers after one season as the offensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and former linebacker Dan Morgan was promoted to president of football operations/general manager. The new regime was busy during free agency. Providing young QB Bryce Young with some help was a top priority. They signed two guards (one of them to a deal worth potentially nine figures) and one of the league’s best separators in WR Diontae Johnson. Recouping a second and a fifth-round pick for Brian Burns was a tough pill to swallow after previous management turned down multiple first-rounders for the pass rusher.
