Carolina Panthers general manager Marty Hurney continues to put pieces in place as he reconstructs a roster experiencing a significant amount of turnover. While every NFL team undergoes some amount of roster attrition from year to year, the Panthers aging unit lost a few players leaving big shoes to fill.
Veteran captains Julius Peppers and Ryan Kalil both retired, leaving openings along the defensive and offensive lines in addition to Carolina not re-signing linebacker Thomas Davis. While an edge rusher tends to be the consensus for a first-round draft choice, Hurney continues adding pieces here and there in an effort to prepare the roster before those added via the NFL Draft next week.