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A notable offseason addition to the Carolina Panthers’ tight end room still seems unlikely.
Mike Kaye of The Charlotte Observerdug into his mailbag to answer some fan questions on Thursday. The Panthers beat reporter was asked if he believes the team could bring in free-agent David Njoku, especially after opting not to draft a tight end last weekend.
But Kaye opines that Njoku might not be a match for Carolina:
The Panthers were linked to a few tight ends from the 2026 NFL Draft class—most notably Oregon’s Kenyon Sadiq and Georgia’s Oscar Delp. But general manager Dan Morgan and the front office passed up on both, as well as the other 19 tight ends who were selected.
Morgan, however, did not pass up on the opportunity to give his current tight ends a vote of confidence—even before the draft.
"I think we have some guys on our roster that are big targets," Morgan told reporters back on April 14. "In general, we have guys in our tight end room that we feel are good players and guys that have the skill set to be able to do that.
"Whether it's opportunity or whether guys are still developing, I think we have the pieces in that room to be able to do that."
Those pieces didn't amount to much in 2025, at least in the box score. The four Panthers tight ends who caught a pass last season combined for 638 receiving yards and five touchdowns—with veteran Tommy Tremble leading the bunch with 249 yards and two scores.
And that underwhelming production is nothing new in Carolina, where there hasn't been a 500-yard receiver at the position since Greg Olsen in 2019.
Nevertheless, the Panthers do appear to be relatively comfortable with who they have (Tremble, Ja'Tavion Sanders, Mitchell Evans and James Mitchell) and how they use them.
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This article originally appeared on Panthers Wire: Reporter: FA TE David Njoku not an 'immediate option' for Panthers
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Mike Kaye of The Charlotte Observerdug into his mailbag to answer some fan questions on Thursday. The Panthers beat reporter was asked if he believes the team could bring in free-agent David Njoku, especially after opting not to draft a tight end last weekend.
But Kaye opines that Njoku might not be a match for Carolina:
The Panthers were linked to a few tight ends from the 2026 NFL Draft class—most notably Oregon’s Kenyon Sadiq and Georgia’s Oscar Delp. But general manager Dan Morgan and the front office passed up on both, as well as the other 19 tight ends who were selected.
Morgan, however, did not pass up on the opportunity to give his current tight ends a vote of confidence—even before the draft.
"I think we have some guys on our roster that are big targets," Morgan told reporters back on April 14. "In general, we have guys in our tight end room that we feel are good players and guys that have the skill set to be able to do that.
"Whether it's opportunity or whether guys are still developing, I think we have the pieces in that room to be able to do that."
Those pieces didn't amount to much in 2025, at least in the box score. The four Panthers tight ends who caught a pass last season combined for 638 receiving yards and five touchdowns—with veteran Tommy Tremble leading the bunch with 249 yards and two scores.
And that underwhelming production is nothing new in Carolina, where there hasn't been a 500-yard receiver at the position since Greg Olsen in 2019.
Nevertheless, the Panthers do appear to be relatively comfortable with who they have (Tremble, Ja'Tavion Sanders, Mitchell Evans and James Mitchell) and how they use them.
Follow @ThePanthersWire on Twitter/X for more Panthers content.
This article originally appeared on Panthers Wire: Reporter: FA TE David Njoku not an 'immediate option' for Panthers
Continue reading...
