The Panthers added one quarterback and are officially moving on from another.
Kyle Allen has been traded to Washington, per a source with direct knowledge of the transaction. The Panthers will get a 2020 fifth-round pick in return. The move comes just hours after the team agreed to a deal with XFL quarterback P.J. Walker.
Carolina had signed Allen to a one-year extension earlier this offseason as he was set to become an exclusive rights free agent.
Allen started 12 games last season after Cam Newton was sidelined with a Lisfranc injury in his left foot. He won the backup job over third-round pick Will Grier and finished the season completing 62% of passes for 3,322 yards, 17 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. He was sacked 46 times, the third-most by any Panthers quarterback in a single season.
After having a hot stretch through his first four starts, with the team going undefeated, Allen faced difficulties in the second half of the year, throwing all 16 of his interceptions over the final nine games to just 10 touchdowns. Part of his late-season woes were due to the offensive line experiencing injuries at a number of positions. Grier started the final two games last season.
Allen will reunite with most of the Panthers' coaching staff from last year in Washington, including head coach Ron Rivera and offensive coordinator Scott Turner.
