Saints Pick up Panthers’ Discard

The Carolina Panthers reluctantly gave up veteran long snapper Jason Kyle earlier this offseason as the team ran out of salary cap room from Julius Peppers’ $16.7 million franchise tender, and it looks like replacement J.J. Jansen will have big shoes to fill this year, as Kyle is most certainly not coming back to the Panthers. In a move announced yesterday, the New Orleans Saints have capitalized upon Carolina’s loss, releasing their long snapper Kevin Houser to pick up Jason Kyle in an undisclosed deal.

Saints Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis said the team saw value in Kyle from the second he was released from the Panthers, saying, “Jason is a quality veteran player and we saw in him a chance to upgrade our kicking game. I’ve known him since we drafted him in Seattle and going up against him twice a year for the last eight seasons with Carolina, he has always been impressive.”

Kyle, a 15-year veteran in the NFL, played with the Panthers from 2001-2008. Prior to being Carolina’s long snapper, the Arizona native spent time playing for the San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, Cleveland Browns and Seattle Seahawks.

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