Dan

Morgan

A former first-round pick of the Panthers in 2001, Morgan spent nine seasons in the league as a player and retired after the 2009 season. He joined the Seahawks as a scouting intern in 2010 and was promoted to director of pro personnel in 2015 before joining the Bills as their director of player personnel in 2018. The Panthers hired Morgan as their assistant general manager in 2021, pairing him with now-former GM Scott Fitterer in the same season. The Panthers promoting Morgan makes for an interesting decision, given his involvement with the team over the last three seasons. Under the duo of Fitterer and Morgan, the Panthers have gone a combined 14-37 and earned the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft — which belongs to the Bears. With Fitterer now gone, it will be interesting to see if the team is able to turn the corner with Morgan at the helm.

The Panthers parted ways with Scott Fitterer after three seasons, starting in 2021 and ending with a league-worst 2-14 team in 2023. Internal front office candidates Dan Morgan and Samir Suleiman were interviewed for the open position. Morgan in particular was interviewed by the Steelers for their GM position in 2022 and he is once again on the GM radar for the Panthers, who first hired him in 2021.

Morgan was hired by the Panthers last offseason, after serving as the Bills director of player personnel from 2018-2020. He started his front office career in Seattle. Morgan is 43 years old and a former Pro Bowl linebacker for the Panthers. Morgan has been considered a rising star in the front office ranks, so it’s no surprise to see him generating general manager interest.

Morgan was Buffalo’s Director of player personnel the last three years. He returns to Carolina, where he played his entire career before injures forced him to retire. Morgan spent his first eight years as an executive in Seattle, overlapping with Panthers GM Scott Fitterer in 2010. A rising front office star, Morgan has the makings of a future GM. He could land GM interviews next offseason if the Panthers rebound in 2021.

IDP owners waiting for Morgan’s breakout year have been rewarded this year. Morgan is second in the NFC in tackles, but his ability to stay on the field has always been Morgan’s problems.

No major surprises other than Davis. LB Vinnie Ciurciu will start for Dan Morgan.

The team called his injury a “slight concussion,” so the medical staff will decide his status. Morgan is a top ten IDP linebacker is listed as questionable this week.

Here we go again. Morgan was finally having his breakout year, but he can’t stay on the field. Morgan’s availability may be shaky the rest of the season.

He’s struggled with concussion problems his whole career. His IDP owners should be very concerned, because they may not go away soon.

“I was ready Sunday, they were just being cautious so I didn’t play. I’m back this week.” Morgan suffered a concussion nine days ago.