CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Panthers plan to move Jeremy Chinn to safety, one year after a stellar rookie season at linebacker.
It's a move designed, in part, to help prolong Chinn's NFL career -- at 220 pounds, he's considered undersized for a linebacker -- as well as shore up the team's vulnerable safety position.
Panthers coach Matt Rhule said the decision is contingent upon Chinn's comfort level at the position when he gets to training camp. Chinn is currently returning from offseason cleanup surgery on his knee, so the Panthers are keeping him out of all contact work until the summer as a precautionary measure.