The Carolina Panthers have needed a viable tight end since 2020. After the Greg Olsen years, it's been a revolving door of mediocre tight ends that no NFL defense has been worried about. That is unlikely to change in 2026. The Panthers have had an offseason full of opportunities to add a real tight end to the offense, and they haven't. Most recently, they just let David Njoku sign with the Los Angeles Chargers after Carolina was pitched multiple times as the ideal landing spot for the tight end . — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 11, 2026 The Panthers will, barring a late signing of someone else, roll into the regular season with Tommy Tremble as their starting tight end. Ja'Tavion Sanders and Mitchell Evans are going to rotate in and out as well. It can be argued that it's the worst tight end room in the entire NFL, but the Panthers don't seem to agree. They seem to think it's just fine, which is potentially why they've passed on a tight end yet again. They've done that all offseason.…