Carolina Panthers general manager Scott Fitterer was short and sweet in his response when asked about Brian Burns’ fifth-year option a few weeks back. “Uh, yeah,” he said when asked if the team would trigger that 2023 contract season.
But how sweet of a deal will Burns ultimately end up getting? According to NFL.com contributing columnist Adam Schein, it should be a pretty nice one and it should come as soon as possible.
Schein pieced together a list of nine soon-to-be free agents, all of whom he believes must be shown the bag immediately. Burns—who is fresh off his first career Pro Bowl campaign—wrapped up the group of studs at No. 9.
