03-07-2025, 01:21 PM -
https://www.panthers.com/news/cade-mays-...ive-rights
CHARLOTTE — The Panthers held onto a pair of young players who had key roles last season on Friday.
The team placed a restricted free agent tender on center Cade Mays, as well as one on exclusive rights free agent defensive end LaBryan Ray.
Mays, originally the team's sixth-round pick in 2022 (199th overall) came back from a stint on the Giants practice squad and started the final eight games of the season.
That coincided with the team's offensive resurgence, and he played well down the stretch in place of the injured Austin Corbett.
He's played in 38 games over three years with the Panthers and started 15. Having him back provides quality depth in the middle. General manager Dan Morgan said at the combine he hoped to retain both Mays and Corbett, an unrestricted free agent.
Ray, who originally signed with the Panthers after a training camp workout in 2023, started nine games last season and had 41 tackles and a sack.
He also played through a broken hand late in the season, finishing the year with a large club on his right hand.
He played 627 snaps last season, the second-most among all the defensive linemen on the roster behind veteran end A'Shawn Robinson.
The league year begins next Wednesday at 4 p.m., though free agents can begin negotiating with other teams at noon on Monday.
CHARLOTTE — The Panthers held onto a pair of young players who had key roles last season on Friday.
The team placed a restricted free agent tender on center Cade Mays, as well as one on exclusive rights free agent defensive end LaBryan Ray.
Mays, originally the team's sixth-round pick in 2022 (199th overall) came back from a stint on the Giants practice squad and started the final eight games of the season.
That coincided with the team's offensive resurgence, and he played well down the stretch in place of the injured Austin Corbett.
He's played in 38 games over three years with the Panthers and started 15. Having him back provides quality depth in the middle. General manager Dan Morgan said at the combine he hoped to retain both Mays and Corbett, an unrestricted free agent.
Ray, who originally signed with the Panthers after a training camp workout in 2023, started nine games last season and had 41 tackles and a sack.
He also played through a broken hand late in the season, finishing the year with a large club on his right hand.
He played 627 snaps last season, the second-most among all the defensive linemen on the roster behind veteran end A'Shawn Robinson.
The league year begins next Wednesday at 4 p.m., though free agents can begin negotiating with other teams at noon on Monday.
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