Panthers’ Blue-Line Shopping List Could Get Busy

Florida is headed into free agency with a clear need and a market that might actually cooperate for once. The Panthers have options if they want to patch the defense, and that always gets interesting when a contender starts shopping with urgency instead of patience. Front offices know the price of fixing a back end can jump fast when a team is trying to stay in the window. This one is about how aggressive Florida wants to be before the market starts eating itself.