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5 landing spots for Orlando Brown in 2022 NFL free agency

By Thomas Valentine

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 14: Orlando Brown #57 of the Kansas City Chiefs walks off the field after a game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on November 14, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 14: Orlando Brown #57 of the Kansas City Chiefs walks off the field after a game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on November 14, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – DECEMBER 26: Cam Newton #1 of the Carolina Panthers watches from the sideline during the final minute of the team’s final home game of the season against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Bank of America Stadium on December 26, 2021 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – DECEMBER 26: Cam Newton #1 of the Carolina Panthers watches from the sideline during the final minute of the team’s final home game of the season against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Bank of America Stadium on December 26, 2021 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

3. Carolina Panthers

Like the Dolphins and Steelers, the Carolina Panthers were held back by turgid offensive line play in 2021. Their quarterback conundrum didn’t help matters, but whoever was under center was never afforded much time. The Panthers’ offensive line finished 29th in pass block win-rate and 26th in run block win-rate and their starting left tackle, Cam Erving, finished with a PFF grade of 56.0 – 73rd out of 82 qualified offensive tackles. Yikes.

However, unlike the Dolphins and Steelers, the Panthers have – on paper, at least – some serviceable offensive linemen. Matt Paradis is 32 years old but is still an above-average NFL center while right tackle Taylor Moton is one of the league’s more underrated right tackles.

Pairing Brown with Moton and Paradis gives the Panthers the foundations of a real, functional offensive line and the combination of the two tackles would be one of the better duos in the league. There’s nothing wrong with building from the outside in.

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