The Carolina Panthers made several roster moves this week in an effort to clear up a significant amount of salary-cap space in order to make a run at Houston Texans’ quarterback Deshaun Watson, reports say. FORMER 49ERS STAR PATRICK WILLIS NOT SOLD ON TRADING JIMMY GAROPPOLO: ‘THEY CAN WITH HIM’On Wednesday, Carolina released defensive tackle Kawann Short. The Panthers now rank 8th in the league in available cap space with around $31 million, according to OverTheCap.com. Texans Chairman and CEO Cal McNair shut down trade rumors last week after they announced the release of veteran defensive end J.J. Watt. The tipping point for Watson appeared to be when the team hired new general manager Nick Caserio without his input.

Source: Fox News February 20, 2021 21:45 UTC