The Panthers hosted three defensive linemen for tryouts on Tuesday. Today, they signed one of them to their practice squad: former Lions defensive end Jonathan Wynn.
Wynn (6-foot-5, 265 pounds) played his college football at Vanderbilt. He totaled five sacks, 9.5 tackles for a loss and seven passes defensed in 40 games. He went undrafted after his senior season in 2017 and eventually was signed by Detroit. He spent much of the 2019 campaign on the Lions’ practice squad and was only on the field for 12 snaps in live games.
When signings like this happen, some fans assume it’s because he can offer inside information about the Lions or their playbook. That usually seems far-fetched, as is the case here.
Signing Wynn is about adding more depth on the edges. Stephen Weatherly was recently placed on the injured reserve list and Yetur Gross-Matos, Marquis Haynes and Austin Larkin were all listed as questionable last week.
