Carolina has signed nine players to "future" contracts for the 2017 season. All nine players either ended the year on the practice squad or spent time on the Panthers' practice squad during the 2016 season. POS PLAYER EXP COLLEGE T Blaine Clausell 1 Mississippi State DT Eric Crume 1 Syracuse WR Keyarris Garrett 1 Tulsa CB Tyler Patmon 3 Oklahoma State RB Jalen Simmons 1 South Carolina State TE Scott Simonson 3 Assumption T Pearce Slater 1 San Diego State T Tyrus Thompson 1 Oklahoma TE Eric Wallace 1 Seattle

The contracts are referred to as "future" contracts because even though the players have signed, they do not officially become members of the roster until the beginning of the new league year on March 9.