Geoff Schwartz and Babatunde Oshinowo Stick with Panthers

The Carolina Panthers are in that transitional rebuilding stage following their exit from the playoffs earlier this month, and while trying to get their lineup squared away, two more players have been added to the team’s roster to join the team in action next year. Offensive lineman Geoff Schwartz and defensive tackle Babatunde Oshinowo both signed with the Panthers this week to reserve-future contracts, officially joining the team once the 2009 season commences.

Geoff Schwartz joined the Panthers’ practice squad last season as a seventh-round draft pick out of Oregon, beginning his career in the NFL with Carolina. Babatunde Oshinowo, on the other hand, has been on the rosters of several different teams in the league, starting with the Cleveland Browns in 2006. He was a sixth-round pick for the Browns out of Stanford and played in the team’s season finale against the Houston Texans in 2006. Oshinowo also spent time with the practice squad of the Chicago Bears in 2007 and the Washington Redskins in 2008 until August 24, 2008, when he was waived by the team. He then joined the Philadelphia Eagles’ practice squad in 2008, and has now signed a future contract with the Panthers for 2009.

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