The Carolina Panthers caused a sensation by signing a cornerback on Monday morning. The Panthers have signed Jaycee Horn to a Extension of $ 100 million contract over four years It made him the best paid corner of NFL.
With less fanfare, Carolina announced He had accepted the conditions with another corner half on Monday evening. The panthers have kept their half back-back while keeping the old out of competition from Spain Secondary School, Michael Jackson, outside the NFL free agency.
The Jackson contract in 2024 will be exhausted at 3 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, when he was to become a free agent without restriction.
Instead, the Panthers brought him back for a Extension of $ 14.5 million contract over two yearsReported ESPN.
Carolina acquired Jackson on August 22, 2024, for the second recruit Michael Barrett in a business with the Seattle Seahawks.
Although he joined the panthers at the end of the training camp, Jackson played defensive shots more in 2024 than all the NFL players except another. Jackson recorded two interceptions, 17 passes defended and 76 plated.
Jackson entered the NFL of Miami (Florida) as a fifth round of Dallas Cowboys in 2019. During his first three NFL seasons, he played 29 defensive shots in four games while appearing on the lists of Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Patriots and Seahawks of New England.
But in 2022, Jackson started all the matches for Seattle and played 1,082 defensive snaps. He made 75 plated, intercepted a pass and broke 11 others. During the defeat of Seattle 27-7 against the 49ers of San Francisco on September 18, 2022, Jackson marked his first affected NFL when he picked up a goal scorer at the field and ran 86 yards.
In response, the Seahawks signed Jackson to a $ 940,000 contract of one year. Then Seattle drafted Devon Witherspoon at No. 5 in 2023 and started it in Jackson.
Jackson signed again with the Seahawks on April 8, 2024, after the team placed an original call for tenders as a limited free agent. By tending Jackson, Seattle prevented him from becoming a free agent without restriction and guaranteed him a salary of $ 3.039 million For the 2024 season.
In 55 NFL games, with 38 departures, Jackson has three interceptions, 36 defended passes, 188 plated and two recovery escaped.
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Mark Inbainett is a sports journalist for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on x to @Ammarkg1.