Captain Munnerlyn will return to Carolina

The agent for the free agent linebacker tweeted Friday that Peppers is signing with the Carolina Panthers.

Munnerlyn joined Carolina as a seventh-round selection in the 2009 NFL Draft.

According to Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, the Panthers gave Munnerlyn a four-year, $21-million deal. My family is here in Charlotte.

“From a personal opinion and as a friend of his, I just want to see him retire as a Panther”, Johnson said, via the Charlotte Observer”. Johnson said during the interview. Fells signed a one-year contract worth a reported $1.5 million.

Carolina announced three other free agent signings Friday – wide receivers Russell Shepard from Tampa Bay and Charles Johnson from Minnesota and safety Mike Adams from Indianapolis.

“That was a big part, too, to come back and play with these guys and finish what we started”, Munnerlyn said.

In exchange, the Browns gave up their fourth-round compensatory pick in this year’s draft (No. 142 overall) and took Osweiler’s guaranteed contract off the Texans’ books.

Homecoming week continues for the Panthers as they’ve signed cornerback Captain Munnerlyn. They spent some of it on getting Munnerlyn back. He was named to consecutive Pro Bowls in 2014 and 2015 after tying for the league lead with seven takeaways in 2014 and posting five interceptions in 2015. You know, they’re a team that wanted me.

“He will want to prove me wrong, and at the same time I don’t mind that”.

Munnerlyn, though, will miss Minnesota. He was the NFC Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2002 and Defensive Player of the Year in 2004.

With the departure of Munnerlyn, the Vikings’ secondary should look a bit different next year.