This wouldn't be the time that the Panthers and Giants converge on a major deal centered on a pass rusher. The two teams struck a blockbuster trade last spring, when Carolina traded away two-time Pro Bowler Brian Burns to New York.

With Derek Carr's availability now in question, the New Orleans Saints are suddenly favorites to be in the quarterback business at the start of the 2025 NFL Draft. That is unless their NFC South rivals thwart them.

Panthers general manager Dan Morgan would do backflips for a shot at drafting Penn State edge Abdul Carter, but to hear him tell it this week, Carolina is out of the business of trading up for talent.