Carolina Panthers sign Tyler Larsen to a 2-year

extension Color Rush Christian McCaffrey Jersey , per reports The Carolina Panthers have reached a contract extension with center/guard Tyler Larsen, according to Jourdan Rodrigue of the Charlotte Observer. The extension is for two years and $4.4 million with $1.4 million guaranteed.What this means for the PanthersThis could potentially be a huge deal for the Panthers since Larsen is seen as a potential replacement for center Ryan Kalil, who is expected to retire at the end of the 2018 season. Larsen can also fill in at left guard, and with Amini Silatolu suffering a knee injury yesterday that will keep him out of action for several weeks/months, the Panthers could use all the depth they can get on the offensive line. Brendon Mahon is currently penciled in to be Silatolu’s replacement at left guard, but if the Panthers wanted to add more experience to the position they could certainly use Larsen as a fill-in for this season. My takeI think this is a great signing. The Panthers—at the very least—have a plan in place for the post-Kalil world that will begin in 2019. Larsen might not be the best center in the league, but he’s at least a solid depth option that the Panthers can rely on until they can find someone better.What do you think Youth DJ Moore Jersey , Panthers fans? Should the Panthers use Larsen at left guard this season, or put all their hopes into an unproven UDFA? Share your thoughts with us!The Panthers have finalized their 2018 practice squad The Carolina Panthers finalized their 2018 practice squad today by adding 10 players as allowed per NFL rules.Below you will find the 2018 Panthers practice squad (h/t Bill Voth at Panthers.com)2018 Panthers practice squadQB Kyle AllenRB Reggie BonnafonWR Mose FrazierTE Jason Vander LaanG Taylor HearnOL Dorian JohnsonDE Kiante AndersonDT Kendrick NortonCB Cole LukeS Dezmen SouthwardThe rules of the practice squad are pretty complicated, but they are listed below courtesy of our friends over at Big Blue View:Practice squad basicsPractice squads can consist of as many as 10 playersSome teams may have an 11th “International player,” whose primary residence is outside the United States. The league will decide in any given year which teams will be allowed to have such a player.Practice squad players are free to sign with any other NFL team, provided they are placed immediately on the signing team’s 53-man roster. A player cannot jump from one practice squad to another unless he is released first, thus becoming a free agent.A practice squad player may not sign to the active roster of his team’s upcoming opponent, unless he does so during a bye week or at least six days prior to the upcoming game.A player must pass through waivers after being released before he can be signed to a practice squad. Waiver priority is based on the 2018 NFL Draft order Color Rush Dontari Poe Jersey , so the Panthers will be No. 24 on the list.If a practice squad player signs to the active roster of another team, he is guaranteed three weeks of NFL regular-season salary even if he is released after only one week.Practice squad eligibilityNot all NFL players are eligible for practice squads. These practice squads are generally designed to give young players opportunities to break into the league, though there can be some exceptions.A player may only serve two seasons on a practice squad. An otherwise eligible player may be a practice squad player for a third season only if the team by which he is employed that season has at least 53 players on its Active/Inactive List during the entire period of his employment.A practice squad player needs to have less than one Accrued Season of NFL experience. An Accrued NFL Season is considered six games, but players with one Accrued Season who were active for less than nine games regular-season games would be practice squad eligible.A player is deemed to have served a full practice squad season if he is on a team’s practice for at three regular-season or postseason games during his two practice squad years.Players granted a third practice squad season are considered to have used it if they are on the practice squad for a single regular- or postseason game.