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Report: Panthers expected to sign Jarius Wright

Dallas Cowboys v Minnesota Vikings

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - DECEMBER 1: Jarius Wright #17 of the Minnesota Vikings and Charles Johnson #12on field during pregame warmups before facing the Dallas Cowboys on December 1, 2016 at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

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The Panthers promised the offseason priority was to surround Cam Newton with more weapons.

They have certainly surrounded him with some new ones.

Per the Charlotte Observer, the Panthers are expected to sign former Vikings wideout Jarius Wright, who was released last week. Along with their trade for Torrey Smith, they’ve added a couple of veterans with speed, if not the big names some (including Newton) might have been hoping for.

Wright has 29 receptions the last two seasons, but had a career-high 42 in 2014 under offensive coordinator Norv Turner, who now works in Carolina. So that’s something.