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USAT: Panthers Wire

Feb 9, 2022

The Carolina Panthers must’ve been in a warm and fuzzy mood on Wednesday afternoon. - A few hours after bringing back the beloved Steve Wilks to head the secondary, the team announced they agreed to terms with longtime long snapper J.J. Jansen. Jansen was set to become an unrestricted free agent heading into the 2022 campaign. - The recently turned 36-year-old has spent 13 seasons in Carolina. He was initially signed into the league as an undrafted free agent with the Green Bay Packers back in 2008, but would then be traded to the Panthers for a conditional 2011 pick. - Since then, the franchise’s longest-tenured player has appeared in each of the team’s games since 2009. So, yes, he’s played in a whopping 209 straight contests. - Despite today’s news, that streak may be in jeopardy come summertime. Carolina is still rostering fellow long snapper Thomas Fletcher, who was drafted in the sixth round of the 2021 draft. - Either way, Jansen will have another chance at fending off the youngster and a shot at surpassing kicker John Kasay’s franchise record of 221 games played. - - RelatedHighlighted by Brian Flores' lawsuit, the NFL (and the Panthers) need reformPanthers lose another coach amidst a wavering shift in Matt Rhule's regime - - List - - Twitter reacts to Panthers' hiring of Steve Wilks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Panthers Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Panthers Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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