As he watched his friends and defensive teammates exit the organization Monday, Carolina Panthers linebacker Shaq Thompson reacted with a four-word post on social media.“It’s a sad day,” Thompson said on X.In terms of the Panthers moving on from defensive backs Donte Jackson and Vonn Bell and watching Frankie Luvu and Yetur Gross-Matos leave in free agency, it was sad. Where Brian Burns was concerned, it was embarrassing for many of the team’s decision-makers, past and present.The Panthers traded their Pro Bowl edge rusher to the New York Giants for a second-round pick this year and a fifth in 2025, plus a swap of the team’s fifth-round selections this year, league sources told The Athletic.That’s a pittance to what the Panthers could have had for Burns 16 months ago, when they turned down the Los Angeles Rams’ offer of two future firsts (2024 and ’25) and a second in ’23 for a player who wanted to be paid among the game’s highest pass rushers.Burns got his wish Mon
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