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Carolina Panthers sign Jaycee Horn to $100 million deal

WFAE | By Kenneth Lee Jr.
Published March 10, 2025 at 11:53 AM EDT

The Carolina Panthers have agreed to a four-year, $100 million dollar contract for cornerback Jaycee Horn. Horn will now be the highest paid defensive back in the NFL. He was drafted by the Panthers in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft.

Last season Horn had 68 combined tackles, two sacks and one interception. Horn also received Pro Bowl honors for the first time in his career.
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Kenneth Lee Jr.
Kenny is a Maryland native who began his career in media as a sportswriter at Tuskegee University, covering SIAC sports working for the athletic department and as a sports correspondent for the Tuskegee Campus Digest. Following his time at Tuskegee, he was accepted to the NASCAR Diversity Internship Program as a Marketing Intern for The NASCAR Foundation in Daytona Beach, Florida in 2017.
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