CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Carolina Panthers began the offseason looking to upgrade their quarterbacks, but began free agency on Wednesday securing ways to pressure quarterbacks.
Pressure as in reaching a one-year, $8 million deal with former Arizona edge rusher Haason Reddick, who had 12.5 sacks last season, and reaching a two-year, $8.1 million deal with former Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Morgan Fox, who had six sacks last season.
Their combined 18.5 sacks in 2020 are 10.5 fewer than the entire Panthers defense had. Only eight teams had fewer than Carolina’s 29 sacks, and only Tennessee among playoff teams.