The Carolina Panthers are hoping their Week 18 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won't fall short. Head coach Dave Canales' squad is within touching distance of making the playoffs for the first time since 2017, and there is just no telling what getting over the line will do for this ambitious project moving forward.
However, general manager Dan Morgan and executive vice president of football operations Brandt Tilis will already be devising a plan to attack the upcoming offseason. This starts with decisions about the team's pending free agents.
The Panthers have 23 players who are free agents in some capacity.