Tyler Mabry: Everything you need to know

Mabry was released from injured reserve after reaching an injury settlement with the Panthers on Monday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports. Mabry was placed on IR by Carolina on Aug. 18 with an undisclosed injury, which would have sidelined him for the entire season. Now that he's a free agent, the tight end can pass a physical and sign elsewhere at any point and play in 2025.

The Panthers placed Mabry (undisclosed) on the injured reserve list Monday, Mike Kaye of The Charlotte Observer reports. The nature of Mabry's injury isn't clear, but by being placed on IR, the 28-year-old tight end will be forced to miss the entire 2025 season unless he reaches an injury settlement with the Panthers. Mabry spent most of the 2024 campaign on the Seahawks' practice squad but did appear in two regular-season games, playing 10 snaps (four on offense, six on special teams) without otherwise showing up on the box score.

The Panthers signed Mabry to a contract Tuesday, Darin Gantt of the team's official site reports. Mabry spent the previous five campaigns in Seattle's organization and got into 12 regular-season games, catching his lone target for a seven-yard touchdown in 2022. He'll get a chance to compete for a depth role in the Panthers' tight-end corps, though he'll likely need to make a strong impression to make the season-opening roster.