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The former seventh-overall pick of the 2020 draft has agreed to terms with the Panthers on a four-year, $96 million extension with more than $63 million in guarantees, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported on Friday.
The Panthers later officially announced a multi-year extension for Brown.
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Panthers DT Derrick Brown agrees to four-year, $96M contract extension
Published: Apr 05, 2024 at 12:29 PM
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Nick Shook
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Derrick Brown’s top plays | 2023 season
It’s been difficult for Derrick Brown to garner national attention while playing for the struggling Panthers, but that didn’t prevent Carolina from rewarding its ascending star.
The former seventh-overall pick of the 2020 draft has agreed to terms with the Panthers on a four-year, $96 million extension with more than $63 million in guarantees, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported on Friday.
The Panthers later officially announced a multi-year extension for Brown.
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Despite Carolina’s 2-15 finish in 2023, Brown earned his first Pro Bowl nod, putting together a stellar season that stretches beyond the traditional box score. He racked up 103 tackles (seven for loss), two sacks, and led all defensive tackles in run stops with 79, 10 more than the next closest defensive tackle, per Next Gen Stats. Brown mixed in 37 quarterback pressures despite facing double teams on 42 percent of snaps, and posted a stop expected points added (a per-play measurement of how his stops impacted opposing offenses’ scoring) of -43.1, a top-six mark among all defensive tackles.