Linebacker Shaq Thompson's time with the Carolina Panthers is over, as the team informed its former first-round pick it would not be re-signing him, allowing Thompson to explore his options in free agency.

Thompson, the linebacker who ranks fourth on the Carolina Panthers’ all-time tackle list, has been informed by the team that it will be moving in another direction at his position. Thompson, 30, will enter NFL free agency.

Luke Kuechly gave his thoughts on former teammate Shaq Thompson, who will not be back with the Panthers in 2025.

Shaq Thompson has laid out a decade's worth of goodbyes to the Carolina Panthers. This past Monday, the Panthers announced that they will not re-sign linebacker Shaq Thompson. The 30-year-old, who has spent each of his 10 NFL seasons in Carolina, is now set to enter free agency in the coming weeks.

The sight of Thompson in a bucket hat instead of a helmet is an all-too-familiar one as the veteran linebacker has played in a total of six games in the last two seasons. Carolina's historically porous defense needs consistent contributors, not burgeoning question marks.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers are moving on from longtime linebacker Shaq Thompson. The Panthers informed Thompson, who was set to become an unrestricted free agent, that they will not be re-signing him.

The Carolina Panthers will let longtime linebacker Shaq Thompson become a free agent this off-season, the team announced Monday.

For the first time in his career, Shaq Thompson isn’t preparing for another NFL season in Charlotte. The Carolina Panthers said Monday they have informed Thompson that the team is moving in ...

Carolina Panthers linebacker Shaq Thompson will enter free agency and play for a new team in 2025. After 10 seasons, Thompson’s time in Carolina has ended.

The Carolina Panthers have informed linebacker Shaq Thompson they will not be re-signing him, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Thompson will be a free agent this offseason. “We appreciate Shaq’s leadership and dedication over the past 10 seasons,

The Carolina Panthers will not re-sign veteran outside linebacker Shaq Thompson, allowing the former first-round draft pick to enter free agency.

On Monday, the Carolina Panthers bid farewell to linebacker Shaq Thompson. The 2015 first-round pick, who played his entire NFL career with the organization, will now enter free agency at the start of the new league year—marking the end of a 10-year run in Charlotte.