Brian Burns and the Carolina Panthers have been in a contract-raising dispute for months. Even after Nick Bosa reopened the market with the San Francisco 49ers — which was expected to accelerate — nothing concrete materialized, and it seems as if the player has put talks on hold to focus on the football side of things.
That makes Burns a free agent in 2024. Carolina could slap the franchise tag on one consistent pass to give them a little more time, but that doesn’t make the player any happier when push comes to shove.
Burns looked visibly depressed when he spoke to the media in Week 4. The former Florida State star has experienced nothing but bad football since being drafted by the Panthers, which could mean he would welcome a move to a better environment.
The Panthers don’t have a first-round pick in 2024. Burns seems like the only player who could get that kind of compensation, even if it’s nothing like what Scott Fuutterer turned down to the Los Angeles Rams before the 2022 trade deadline. One could argue that this is yet another mistake by Fitterer and the office. If the Panthers finally realize they’re building — and not soft — the incumbents could be susceptible to any team calling on Burns.
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