Free-agent cornerback Donte Jackson will be coming back to the Carolina Panthers on a three-year deal, the team announced Saturday.
Jackson, 26, was having what general manager Scott Fitterer called the corner's best season before suffering a groin injury in Week 12 that landed him on injured reserve.
His career since the Panthers made him a second-round pick in 2018 has been plagued by injuries.
He was hampered by a toe injury in 2020, hip and groin injuries in 2019 and again the groin this year. But because of his elite speed (4.