Dan Morgan is eager to reward those drafted by the Carolina Panthers who prove their worth as franchise cornerstones. And the general manager likes to do this ahead of time before the price goes up.
This is the correct way of doing business. Something that was seldom seen under previous regimes throughout David Tepper's ownership, and the Panthers are in a much more profitable position as a result.
The latest example of this ethos arrived earlier in the offseason. Pro Bowl cornerback Jaycee Horn got a bumper new contract extension that made him the league's highest-paid player at the position briefly.