John Kasay played with the Seattle Seahawks for the first four seasons of his career before he signed with the Carolina Panthers for their inaugural season in 1995 and he would stay there until he was released after the 2010 season.  The Place Kicker would suit up for the team in 221 Games, and he would make 351 Field Goals including an NFL leading 37 in his 2006 Pro Bowl season.  He would score a franchise leading 1,482 Points.

Kris Jenkins would win the starting Right Defensive Tackle position early in his rookie season (2001), and the former Maryland Terrapin would hold it until he was traded to the New York Jets in 2008.  Jenkins would be a three-time Pro Bowl Selection with Carolina, and in his first two, he was also named a First Team All-Pro and was one of the better run stuffers in the league.  Had injuries not held him to only five games in 2004 and 2005 his ranking would undoubtedly be higher.

Jake Delhomme bided his time with the New Orleans Saints, but he was never meant to see an opportunity in the Bayou.  The Quarterback would sign with the Carolina Panthers before the 2003 campaign and would not just win the starting job with Carolina but would become one of the better pivots of the game.

After four seasons with the Chicago Bears, Greg Olsen was traded to the Carolina Panthers where he had by far his greatest success.  The Tight End would go to three Pro Bowls, and in all of those years seeing him accrue over 1,000 Receiving Yards.  Olsen would be a Second Team All-Pro in two of those years (2015 & 2016) and he accumulated 6,463 Receiving Yards and 39 TDs.  The former 7^th Floor Crew member was a large part of the Panthers making it to Super Bowl 50.

Muhsin Muhammad would become the 29^th member of the 10,000 Receiving Yards Club, and he would accrue 9,255 of his 11,438 Yards as a Panther.  

Jordan Gross played all 11 of his seasons in the National Football League with the Carolina Panthers where he played at Right Tackle as a rookie.  The former 1^st Round Pick would move to Left Tackle, which was where he would play for a decade.  He became the anchor of the Offensive Line and would go to three Pro Bowls (2008, 2010 & 2013) and was a First Team All-Pro in 2008.  Gross would start all 167 games he played.

Charles Johnson played his entire 11-year career with the Carolina Panthers with the last eight of them as a starting Defensive End.  Johnson would exceed the 10 Sack mark three times accumulating a total of 67.5.  Johnson was a member of the team that competed in Super Bowl 50, but while he was on the losing side, he had five tackles and a sack in the game.

Kawann Short played eight seasons with the Carolina Panthers after being drafted in the 2^nd Round from Purdue in 2013.  The former Boilermaker would become one of Carolina's top pass rushers, and in 2015 the starting Right Defensive Tackle would go to his first Pro Bowl where he reached the Quarterback and took him down 11 times.  Short, who also was chosen for a Second Team All-Pro would go to his second Pro Bowl in 2018.  He was released in 2021 after two injury-plagued seasons and would have 32.5 Sacks for the team.

As of this writing, Mike Rucker is only one of three Carolina Panthers to record over 50 Quarterback Sacks for the team, which he accomplished over an eight-year career, which was all with the Panthers.  The Defensive End was a 1999 2^nd Round Pick from the University of Nebraska and would become a starter in his third season.  Rucker would have two straight two-digit Sack seasons (2002 & 2003), with the latter seeing named to the Pro Bowl.  He would also be named the NFL Alumni Defensive LIneman of the Year that season.

Mike Minter would play his entire professional football career with the Carolina Panthers where he was a 1997 2^nd Round Pick from the University of Nebraska, and the Cornhusker would quickly become the starting Free Safety and later Strong Safety, a position he would patrol from 1999 to 2006.  Minter would record 17 Interceptions for a franchise-high 421 Interception Return Yards, 4 of which were brought back for a Touchdown.  He would also notably record 18 Tackles in the Panthers' loss to New England in the 2003 Super Bowl.

Steve Beuerlein bounced around the NFL in stints with the Los Angeles Raiders, Dallas Cowboys, Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals, and Jacksonville Jaguars before landing in Carolina where he would have the best run of his NFL career.

A 1^st Round Pick in 2007 from the University of Miami, Jon Beason was a starting Linebacker immediately and was a Pro Bowl selection in his sophomore year in the NFL after being the runner-up for the Defensive Rookie of the Year.  That year, Beason was a First Team All-Pro and went to three straight Pro Bowls and was the league leader in Solo Tackles. 

Jonathan Stewart was a longtime Running Back for the Carolina Panthers where he was either the primary, secondary or tertiary back.  A Panther for all but three of his 134 career NFL Games, Stewart was a Pro Bowl Selection in 2015 but would have a higher Rushing Yard tally in 2009 where he finished with 1,133 and punched it in the endzone ten times.  Stewart would accumulate 7,318 Yards on the ground with another 1,295 in the air for a total of 8,613 Yards from Scrimmage with 58 TDs.

Wesley Walls had already won a Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers and then had two seasons in New Orleans where he was gaining more playing time than before, but it was in Carolina where he had his greatest success by a large margin.  A Panther for seven seasons, Walls was a Pro Bowl choice for five them, with three of those earning him a Second Team All-Pro Selection.  Walls would catch 324 passes for 3,902 yards and 44 Touchdowns, and he was considered to be a top-flight Tight End during that time and on of Carolina's most dependable targets.

From the island of Tonga, Star Lotulelei was a 1^st Round Pick in 2013, and he would assume the starting Right Defensive Tackle job as a rookie.  His play was good enough to earn First Team All-Rookie honors, and in his third season, he switched over to the left side.  He would play five years in Carolina recording 11.5 Sacks.

Eric Davis was a First Team All-Pro in 1995 as a San Francisco 49er, and he would sign with the Carolina Panthers the following season where he would again go to the Pro Bowl and would help them reach the NFC Championship that year.  Davis would have 5 Interceptions that year and consistently have the exact same mark in all five of his years as a Panther.

Chris Gamble was with the Carolina Panthers for all 123 Games of his nine-season career and the Cornerback would start 117 of them.  A late 1^st Round Pick from Ohio State, the former Buckeye would pick 27 Interceptions from the air, which makes him the all-time franchise leader and he was in the top ten in picks twice over his career.

Trai Turner played the first six years of his career with the Carolina Panthers where his last five earned him a Pro Bowl selection.  The Right Guard was a star at LSU, and his overall protection of the right side has been vital to the success of the Panthers' success and protection of Cam Newton.  Turner was never an All-Pro with the Panthers, but anyone with five straight Pro Bowls is one hell of a player.

With all due respect to Billy Cundiff, we are guessing that the Washington Redskins wish they never released Graham Gano in 2012 in favor of him.

A 3^rd Round Pick from Iowa in 2008, Charles Godfrey started at Free Safety as a rookie and would move to Strong Safety in his third season.  He would play there for three more seasons for the Panthers as a starter, but injuries took him out of action for most of 2013, and he would be released shortly after that.  Godfrey would record 11 Interceptions for the Panthers with five of them coming in 2010.