Panthers to meet with free agent Derek Carr at this week’s combine

The Carolina Panthers will have eyes on more than just the quarterbacks who are set to take the field at Lucas Oil Stadium this week.

As first reported by NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport, the Panthers will be one of three teams to meet with free agent Derek Carr during the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine. The nine-year veteran will also hold talks with the New Orleans Saints and New York Jets, both of whom he’s already chatted it up with in recent weeks.

When QB Derek Carr arrives in Indianapolis today, he’ll have in-person free agent meetings with 3 teams: The #Jets, the #Saints, and the #Panthers. He’s already visited New Orleans and NYJ, now he adds Carolina and maybe more. Coaches, GMs, owners all in the same spot this week.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 28, 2023

This’ll be the first in-person contact between Carolina and Carr, who was released by the Las Vegas Raiders two weeks ago today. The Panthers, through multiple reports, had been expected to have at least some sort of interest in the 31-year-old.

Carr is coming off his fourth Pro Bowl campaign in 2022. Before being benched by Las Vegas in favor of Jarrett Stidham for the final two games of the season, he completed 60.8 percent of his passes for 3,522 yards, 24 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.