
As of Friday night, the Carolina Panthers have added nine new faces to their roster through free agency. And the first of those faces to lock down his uniform number has chosen some familiar digits.
Per tight end Hayden Hurst, tight end Hayden Hurst—who signed a three-year, $21.75 million deal with the team—will be suiting up in Charlotte as No. 81. Hurst previously wore the number back in his college days at the University of South Carolina, where he played from 2015 to 2017.