After posting a career-high 12.5 sacks and earning a second successive nod to the Pro Bowl, Brian Burns is entering his prime as an outside linebacker for the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers have taken notice of Burns' production rewarding him with the fifth-year option of his first-round rookie contract, in which he'll make $16 million this season. Not only that, Carolina has foregone several opportunities to trade Burns for major draft compensation. So, it's time for Burns to get paid. What will a potential new deal for Burns look like? Is 2023 the year he becomes an All-Pro?

While Burns is almost certain to produce double-digit sacks in 2023, there's a major question mark as to whether the Panthers can get enough production opposite of him at the other outside linebacker spot. The likely starter heading into training camp is sixth-year pro Marquis Haynes, who had a career-high 5.0 sacks in 2022. If given the starting nod and increased snaps, can Haynes fulfill produce at a high enough level? Or will it be a by-committee approach?

There's a possibility that the Panthers will add a veteran at the other edge rusher spot. If so, who could be a roster casualty for that move?

Plus, expectations for DJ Johnson and Amare Barno heading into 2023.

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