Report: Free-agent OLB D.J. Wonnum to visit with Panthers on Wednesday

Chase Young may not be the only free-agent pass rusher the Carolina Panthers are set to meet.

As first reported by Sheena Quick of FOX Sports Radio this afternoon, outside linebacker D.J. Wonnum is scheduled to visit with the team on Wednesday. ESPN senior NFL reporter Jeremy Fowler would later add that the 26-year-old defender is also expected to talk with the Chicago Bears on Thursday.

Wonnum was a fourth-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings back in the 2020 NFL draft. The University of South Carolina product racked up four seasons in Minnesota—where he totaled 171 combined tackles (24 for a loss), 23.0 sacks and a pair of forced fumbles.

The 6-foot-5, 258-pounder is fresh off the best campaign of his pro tenure. He matched personal highs in starts (14), sacks (8.0), tackles for a loss (seven) and quarterback hits (15) and scored his first career NFL touchdown on a 51-yard return off a fumble recovery . . . which came against the Panthers in Week 4.