Panthers Continue Signing Rookies

Now that a deal has been worked out with rookie defensive end Everette Brown, the Carolina Panthers have continued finalizing deals before training camp, signing third-round draft pick Corvey Irvin to a four-year contract worth a reported $2.42 million. Irvin, a defensive tackle out of Georgia, will make a base salary of $310,000 in 2009; $395,000 in 2010; $480,000 in 2011 and $565,000 in 2012, also gaining a signing bonus of $670,000. Irvin was the 92^nd overall selection in the 2009 NFL Draft, and now that he’s signed with the Panthers the only drafted rookie left to ink a deal with Carolina is second-rounder Sherrod Martin.

Corvey Irvin is expected to give defensive tackles Damione Lewis and Maake Kemoeatu some competition this year, and he’s also competing with Nick Hayden, a sixth-round pick from the 2008 draft, for a top position. Other defensive tackles competing for the backup job are Lorenzo Williams and undrafted rookies Marlon Favorite and Lonnie Harvey. In making room for Irvin and Brown to sign contracts this week, the Panthers let go of undrafted rookies defensive tackle Justin Kershaw and safety Anthony Scirrotto. The team will cut one more player before signing a deal with Sherrod Martin.

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