Panthers: Norwell Tag and Trade Opportunity

A franchise tag and potential trade could be the future for Carolina Panthers guard Andrew Norwell this offseason…

The Carolina Panthers currently find themselves in a tag and trade situation that may actually work in their favor. The New York Giants have been very vocal about how highly they value offensive guard Andrew Norwell and the Panthers should be able to leverage themselves in a position to gain future draft picks.

The last time the Panthers found themselves in this situation was in 1998 to acquire defensive tackle Sean Gilbert. In order to acquire the rights for Gilbert the Panthers gave up their first-round draft picks for both the 1999 and 2000 NFL Draft. This was after Gilbert…