The Panthers add some depth and boom to their linebacker group.
According to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, the Carolina Panthers are signing linebacker Christian Rozeboom to a one year contract.
The #Panthers are signing #Rams FA LB Christian Rozeboom to a 1-year deal, source said. He started 11 games last year with a career-high 135 tackles.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 12, 2025
As Rapoport notes in the Tweet, Rozeboom comes from the Rams, where he developed from camp cut to special teams player to regular starter. He actually spent one game with the Chiefs in his rookie season, but he came home to the Rams after that and has spent the last three-plus seasons there.
According to PFF and the replies I saw on Twitter, Rozeboom is relatively mediocre linebacker with a cool name. He did rack up 135 tackles though, which without checking, might be more tackles than the entire Panthers defense successfully executed last year. He was apparently significantly better down the stretch, which is a trait the Panthers are investing in going into next season.
He’ll join a linebacker group that currently features Joseph Jewell and Trevon Wallace. He also brings some flowing locks that the Panthers have been missing since the days of AJ Klein and David Mayo.
No details on the terms of the deal at this moment, I suspect it’s going to be a somewhat inconsequential signing from a cap perspective.