CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers did not get the quarterback they wished, however they tied up their high extensive receiver by the 2025 season.
DJ Moore on Friday agreed to a three-year, $61.884 million extension, in response to his agent, Drew Rosenhaus. The deal contains $41.61 million assured.
Moore, 24, now’s tied to the Panthers for $73 million over 4 years, a median of $18.25 million a yr that ranks eighth within the NFL at his place.
He led the staff with a career-high 93 receptions final season for 1,157 yards and 4 touchdowns.
A league supply mentioned Moore’s extension was not tied to the Panthers missing out on a trade for Houston’s Deshaun Watson, who would have carried a $35 million cap hit. Watson’s representatives knowledgeable Carolina on Thursday night time that the Panthers have been not within the image, sources informed ESPN.
Moore, the twenty fourth choose of the 2018 draft, out of Maryland, was taking part in on his fifth-year possibility of his rookie deal. The extension was one among normal supervisor Scott Fitterer’s priorities for the offseason.
Moore and Buffalo’s Stefon Diggs are the one NFL gamers with greater than 1,100 receiving yards in every of the previous three seasons.
Moore has 301 profession catches for 4,313 yards and 14 touchdowns. He ranks fourth on the staff in profession receiving yards behind Steve Smith, Muhsin Muhammad and tight finish Greg Olsen.
The Panthers additionally solidified the particular groups Friday, signing former Los Angeles Rams punter Johnny Hekker to a three-year deal, the staff introduced. He was a member of the NFL’s All-Decade staff for the 2010s and has a profession gross common of 46.7 yards. He additionally has the longest punt in Tremendous Bowl historical past at 65 yards.
