The Carolina Panthers are expected to sign free agent wide receiver Seth Roberts, according to a report from NFL insider Ian Rapoport. Financial terms for the deal are not available at this time.
Free agent WR Seth Roberts is signing with the #Panthers, source said. The former #Raiders and #Ravens pass-catcher lands in Carolina to play for OC Joe Brady.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 18, 2020
Roberts will likely slot into the No. 3 or No. 4 spot on the depth chart to replace the recently departed Jarius Wright.
Seth Roberts caught 21 passes for 271 yards and two TDs last season with Ravens. More of a No. 3/4 WR. Physical player, doesn't mind blocking.
— Joe Person (@josephperson) March 18, 2020
It’s really difficult to have an opinion one way or the other about this move right now because we don’t know the financial details of the deal. Assuming this isn’t some weirdly insane three-year, $40 million contract, I don’t see much downside to bringing in a guy like Roberts to be a physical presence at wide receiver. He’s not going to take much playing time away from Curtis Samuel or DJ Moore (assuming both of them stay on the roster, that is), and the Panthers need to have some veteran leadership in the locker room. My best guess on the number is probably somewhere in the two-year, $12-ish million range. I could be wrong on that, but I think that’s a pretty decent guess.
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