This wouldn't be the time that the Panthers and Giants converge on a major deal centered on a pass rusher. The two teams struck a blockbuster trade last spring, when Carolina traded away two-time Pro Bowler Brian Burns to New York.

Carolina Panthers president of football operations and general manager Dan Morgan addressed several topics in his final press conference before the draft. Not surprisingly, Morgan was open to the rumored plan that the Panthers could look to move back in the draft.

The Carolina Panthers entered the offseason in dire need of upgrading the NFL’s worst defense. General manager Dan Morgan aggressively attacked those shortcomings in the first few days of free agency,