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Ex-Saints WR Keith Kirkwood signs with Panthers

Teddy Bridgewater will be bringing one of his New Orleans Saints teammates with him when he joins the Carolina Panthers. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Thursday that third-year wide receiver Keith Kirkwood agreed to terms with the Panthers after weighing offers from four interested teams.

The Saints chose not to keep Kirkwood around on a minimum-salary contract tender at the start of the new league year, but they reportedly kept the door open for him to return. Instead, a player they could have easily retained will now join a division rival. Because he was an exclusive-rights free agent, Kirkwood’s loss will not factor into the NFL’s compensatory draft pick formula.