CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The Panthers reportedly released a North Carolina native on Tuesday after he played a key role on their defense over the past two seasons.

Defensive tackle Shy Tuttle was cut as Carolina worked to reach the 53-man roster limit by the deadline at 4 p.m. on Aug. 26.

Tuttle, who signed with the Panthers in 2023, is from Winston-Salem and played at North Davidson High School before he went on to play collegiately at the University of Tennessee.

The now 29-year-old defensive lineman started 32 games for Carolina across the 2023 and 2024 seasons. He recorded 89 tackles in those games but only half a sack and one tackle for loss. Tuttle spent the previous four years with the New Orleans Saints, who signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2019.

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