When the Carolina Panthers signed Kenny Pickett to back up Bryce Young, it was a signal. And now, with Andy Dalton officially traded to the Philadelphia Eagles for a 2027 seventh-round pick, that signal has turned into a full-blown direction.
This was always going to happen.
Let’s be honest, the compensation isn’t turning any heads. A 2027 seventh-round pick is about as modest as it gets in the NFL trade market. But the Panthers were moving on from Dalton regardless.
Dalton had already been given permission to seek a trade. But instead of releasing him for virtually nothing, general manager Dan Morgan managed to get something back.