Panthers reportedly offered first-round pick Teddy Bridgewater and more for Matthew Stafford

The Panthers have made no secret of their desire to move on to quarterback. We knew they had tried to trade for Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford. Full conditions have now been revealed.

Via ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter, the Panthers offered the eighth pick in the 2021 draft, quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and a fifth-round pick.

“Carolina is still looking,” Schefter said at the end of her tweet. Perhaps more specifically “Carolina Now Hopes” someone sees Schefter’s report and calls the Panthers.

So take note, Houston Texans: Watson for Bridgewater more choices? Or maybe Las Vegas Raiders. Or maybe the Minnesota Vikings.

The Minnesota angle remains incredibly intriguing. If the Panthers wanted Stafford, why wouldn’t they want Kirk Cousins? And the Vikings could both break out of a tricky contractual twist with Cousins ​​while bringing home the ever-popular Bridgewater.

Bridgewater is signed until 2022, with a salary of $ 17 million in 2021. Of that amount, $ 10 million is fully guaranteed.

Even without a quarterback-for-quarterback swap, Bridgewater is clearly commercially available. If nothing else, it raises an interesting question as to whether the Saints would choose to bring Bridgewater back as Drew Brees’ successor.