Panthers Sign Rookie Munnerlyn

Completely sure of their seventh-round draft pick from earlier this offseason, the Carolina Panthers have signed rookie cornerback Captain Munnerlyn. The 5-foot-9, 185-pound Munnerlyn is the first of the Panthers’ seven draft picks to secure a spot on the team with the Panthers, and he’ll try to make the team’s roster as the fourth or fifth-string cornerback, also expected to fill the open role of kick returning for the team.

Captain Munnerlyn was drafted into the NFL out of the University of South Carolina as the 216th overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft. The Mobile, Alabama native is a former First-team All-SEC player and posted five interceptions, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries in 36 games played in college. Munnerlyn is the first of Carolina’s long list of rookies to get signed, but he certainly won’t be the last, as the Panthers were without a first-round pick this year.

In another strategic move done Wednesday alongside the Captain Munnerlyn deal, the Panthers waived undrafted rookie running back Markus Manson (Valdosta State) and also cornerback Reggie Sullivan (Johnson C. Smith). The Panthers took 29 rookies in the weeks following the draft, and more are expected to be waived before the start of the regular season.

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