Report: Nick Thurman agrees to deal with Carolina Panthers

Defensive tackle Nick Thurman has agreed to a deal with Carolina Panthers, according to a report from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

Thurman has spent most of his NFL career on practice squads, including most recently with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Panthers will be the 28-year-old lineman’s sixth team.

He went undrafted in the 2018 NFL Draft out of Houston. Thurman has played in only eight games during his NFL career. He played in seven games with one start with the New England Patriots in 2020 and then played in one game with the Atlanta Falcons in 2021.

For his career, he has 11 tackles.

Former #Jaguars DT Nick Thurman agreed to terms with the #Panthers per his agent @seanstellato

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) July 31, 2023

Coming out of high school at Dallas Lake Highlands, Thurman was a three-star recruit. He was ranked as the No. 1294 overall recruit in the 2013 recruiting class, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Signing Thurman has been just one of a few moves Carolina has done over the last few days. They have also signed defensive lineman LaBryan Ray, quarterback Jake Luton and linebacker Deion Jones while cutting defensive tackle Bravvion Roy.

The Carolina Panthers have named Bryce Young as the team’s starting quarterback

The big news coming out of camp last week for the Carolina Panthers was that they have named rookie and No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young as the team’s starting quarterback. Head coach Frank Reich was recently on NFL Network to explain the decision to name Young the starting quarterback.

“I just think Bryce has proved what he put on tape in college, that he has what it takes to be QB1,” Reich said. “The way he handled the offseason program, just seeing how he’s responded and how he’s continuing to grow. We’ve got a long way to go, he’s got a long way to go. Seeing how the team’s responded to him, everything’s made this decision very easy.”

Young said he was humbled by the decision.

“I respect the coaches and I want to do whatever I can to play whatever role it is I’m called on to help the team. So [being called the starter] means a lot. For me, it’s making sure I take things day by day. I want to keep improving, keep growing. Lofty expectations aren’t something new,” Young said. “I took the same approach in college. I’ve always taken the same approach. I’ve had experience taking the same approach to whatever expectations are. Whatever people are talking about, it is what it is,” Young said on ESPN.