The largest free agent in the 2025 offseason has now confirmed that the Carolina Panthers were very, very close to the submarine.
The defensive line player Milton Williams, who landed A contract of $ 104 million over four years with the New England Patriots A little over a week ago, joined the episode on Friday of The initiates on the NFL network. He was asked about his experience during the negotiation process, a very contested competition that the Panthers have almost won.
“My agent was on the phone, and I was a little in the room,” said Williams, via Kevin Patra Nfl.com. “They were on the phone to talk to the teams, and the teams came with new offers. There were a lot, and it happened very quickly. They then talked about Carolina and I said to myself:” Okay, it seems that the best offer we are going to get, so we were going there. “Then, a fraction of a second later, New England jumped and was like,” no, that’s what we have for you. “Carolina felt like they went too high on their number, so they stayed where they were. [over] After that. They wanted me the most and made me a priority. So, I gave them a priority. “”
Several reports, approximately one hour after the period of legal falsification on March 10, indicated that the Panthers were near the finalization An agreement with the defender up 25 years old. Williams, according to Cayden Steele de Nj.com, also had the Arizona cardinals And Vikings du Minnesota in the running for his services.
But as Williams said, New England has plunged to pass it before it accepts Carolina’s offer.
Panthers quickly swivel –conclude agreements With the players of defensive line Tershawn Wharton and Bobby Brown III as well as the outside secondary Pat Jones II and the security Tre’von Moehrig later in the afternoon.
This article originally appeared on Panthers Wire: NFL free agency: Milton Williams admits that he was ready to go to the panthers
