The Panthers Declined This Huge Trade Offer From The Los Angeles Rams For Brian Burns
Albert Breer of SI.com recently reported that the Rams offered their first-round picks in 2024 and 2025 to the Panthers for pass rusher Brian Burns. The Panthers declined.
Despite being 3-5, the defending champions remain �All-In' on turning their season around. Obviously, Brian Burns is still a young player and trading for him would mean a long-term contract would also be needed.
That would fall in line with general manager Les Snead�s well-known stance on draft picks, and, as Fowler notes, give the team a Von Miller replacement. Los Angeles sent second-and third-round picks to the Broncos for the latter last year, a move which helped earn the team the Lombardi Trophy.
Burns, 24, would certainly represent another major investment at the position, one with longer-term implications given his age. The Panthers have been very clear, however, that the Florida State product is one of a handful of franchise cornerstones who are highly unlikely to be moved. That, along with the fact that the Rams don't own their 2023 first-rounder, would explain their reluctance to execute even a deal that would have greatly boosted their draft capital.
