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Luke Fortner to Panthers

Posted on 3/10/26 at 6:25 pm
Posted by fladohado
Louisiana
Member since Jan 2010
3130 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 6:25 pm
One year deal….. dammit
This post was edited on 3/10/26 at 6:26 pm
Posted by geauxtigers87
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2011
27358 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 6:26 pm to
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i would have hoped to bring him back for that number
Posted by jrobic4
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
13006 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 6:31 pm to
seems like an F.U. signing..."if you guys won't pay me I'll go elsewhere", because I can't believe we wouldn't have paid him that
Posted by Sauce Castieaux
Asheville, NC.
Member since Nov 2015
5784 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 6:36 pm to
Im shocked he didnt get a multi year deal. Even if its a 2 year
Posted by tigerfan88
Member since Jan 2008
8904 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 6:46 pm to
McCoy is definitely better if healthy. Just need him to be healthy.
Posted by GynoSandberg
Bay St Louis, MS
Member since Jan 2006
74343 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 6:54 pm to
Guessing he will have a chance to start
Posted by Lsujacket66
Member since Dec 2010
5167 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 6:54 pm to
Can only think he didn’t want to sign here and wanted a better chance to start…
Posted by RUFshreve
Shree'pote
Member since Jul 2016
3077 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 8:50 pm to
Can't believe we let him walk, in division at that, for that amount of money. We now need to add atleast one more starting quality IOL and a backup.
Posted by goatmilker
Castle Anthrax
Member since Feb 2009
75938 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 8:55 pm to
How do we control where a FA goes cmon man
Posted by bonethug0180
Avondale
Member since Jul 2018
5369 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 8:56 pm to
This is such an odd thing people always say. We have no clue if we made him an offer and if so for how much, but it could be we did and he just wanted to try to start elsewhere.

We cannot force someone to play here just because we offer the same amount of money. xD
Posted by eddieray
Lafayette
Member since Mar 2006
19385 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 9:17 pm to
Ouch.
Posted by Townedrunkard
Member since Jan 2019
14711 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 12:11 am to
Didn’t the Panthers starting center sign with the Lions? Of course he’s going to a team with an opportunity to start.

This was expected, a bunch of teams needed centers this year.

Need to pick up a good backup guard or draft one, let Ruiz be the backup center.
This post was edited on 3/11/26 at 12:13 am
Posted by SaintEB
Member since Jul 2008
23618 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 8:19 am to
The rub is that McCoy is never healthy
Posted by jennyjones
New Orleans Saints Fan
Member since Apr 2006
9947 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 8:23 am to
quote:

Need to pick up a good backup guard or draft one, let Ruiz be the backup center.



This right here . If you’re stuck with Ruiz and his contract for another season, might as well see what he can do at his natural position
Posted by Doug_H
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Sep 2013
2717 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 9:07 am to
1yr/$4.75M max value........That seems low. I'd have been more than happy to sign him 2yr/$12M with $8M guaranteed
Posted by Uncommon Idea
Member since Feb 2025
282 posts
Posted on 3/12/26 at 1:51 am to
quote:

"if you guys won't pay me I'll go elsewhere"

Well, that is how free agency works. If we don't sign him, he has to sign elsewhere if he wants to play (and get paid).
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