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Panthers Reach Terms with Free-Agent Linebacker Devin Lloyd
Devin Lloyd, ranked third among top free agents, signed a three-year, $45 million contract with the Panthers after a 2025 breakout season with the Jaguars.
- Devin Lloyd agreed on Monday to a three-year deal worth $45 million with the Carolina Panthers, including $25 million fully guaranteed, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
- Following a breakout 2025 season, Lloyd's free-agency status stems from Jacksonville declined his fifth-year option last spring, making him available in 2026.
- In 2025 Lloyd recorded five interceptions, including a 99-yard interception return for a touchdown, and finished with 81 tackles; he played 63 games with 436 tackles and nine interceptions in his career.
- Panthers will install Lloyd as their top off‑ball linebacker and likely defensive signal‑caller, while Jacksonville must seek replacements after losing Lloyd and running back Trevor Etienne Jr. on Monday.
- Ranked among the top free agents, Lloyd drew strong leaguewide interest that made retaining him in Jacksonville Jaguars unlikely due to projected cost, according to The Athletic and USA TODAY.
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Jaguars Lose Devin Lloyd to Carolina Panthers in Free Agency
The Jacksonville Jaguars are losing players left and right on day one of NFL free agency. According to multiple reports, Jags’ star linebacker Devin Lloyd has agreed to terms with the Carolina Panthers. Lloyd had been considered a consensus top 10-15 free agent across the league. The deal is three-years worth up to $45 million. The former first-round draft pick out of Utah had spent his first four NFL seasons with the Jaguars, and now presumably…
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