The Panthers used their high waiver precedence Tuesday on a former Broncos draft choose. In line with ESPN’s David Newton, the Panthers claimed defensive again Caden Sterns from the Broncos. To make room on the roster, the group has waived/injured guard J.D. DiRenzo.
Sterns was a fifth-round select of Texas in 2021. He shortly carved out a task in Denver, compiling 28 tackles, two sacks, and two interceptions in 15 video games (two begins) as a rookie. He was set to tackle a bigger position as a sophomore, and he began the 2022 marketing campaign because the alternative for an injured Justin Simmons. Sterns received into 5 video games earlier than struggling a hip damage that in the end required season-ending surgical procedure.
The defensive again returned in time for the beginning of the 2023 marketing campaign. Nonetheless, he suffered a torn patellar tendon in Week 1, ending his season early. Sterns began this 12 months’s coaching camp on the energetic/PUP record, however missed solely a handful of practices earlier than being activated. The Broncos had just a few weeks to guage the 24-year-old earlier than in the end shifting on Monday.
The Panthers have been particularly energetic in looking for depth of their secondary. Sterns will seemingly be penciled in as a security, however he did get some seems to be at nickelback as a rookie. Sterns shall be taking the roster spot beforehand held by DiRenzo, a former UDFA who received into three video games as a rookie in 2023.
The Panthers made one other transfer immediately, releasing wideout Cam Sims from the reserve-PUP record with an damage settlement, per Aaron Wilson of KPRC2. The receiver caught on with Carolina’s follow squad late within the 2023 marketing campaign and caught round through the offseason by way of a reserve/futures contract. The previous UDFA spent 5 seasons in Washington to start his profession, hauling in 57 catches for 804 yards and three touchdowns.
