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CHARLOTTE — With rookies in the building for this weekend's minicamp, business is being conducted.
The Panthers signed six of their draft picks to their four-year rookie deals Thursday.
In addition to the previously reported agreements with fourth-rounder Chuba Hubbard and fifth-rounder Daviyon Nixon, the Panthers have also signed fifth-rounder Keith Taylor Jr. and sixth-rounders Deonte Brown, Shi Smith, and Thomas Fletcher.
Taylor, the 166th overall pick from Washington, adds another set of young legs to a secondary that needed them.
The 6-foot-2, 187-pounder joins first-rounder Jaycee Horn in a secondary that added A.J. Bouye and Rashaan Melvin this offseason.
While he wasn't on the American team roster coached by the Panthers, he did have some interaction with the coaching staff while in Mobile and was one of four 2021 Senior Bowl participants chosen by the team.