While Derrick Brown remains the headliner of Carolina’s defensive line, the more intriguing development is unfolding next to him.
Tershawn “Turk” Wharton arrived in Carolina on a three-year, $45 million contract this offseason, with a total potential value of up to $54 million with incentives.
And after a slow start to the season in which a hamstring injury and then a toe injury cost him four games, Carolina has discovered something critical: Wharton can create chaos in completely different ways, and his return to health has finally unlocked the vision the front office sold when they signed him in March.