Panthers Claim WR Donte Moncrief

Donte Moncrief will head south again. The Panthers submitted a successful waiver claim for the recently cut Steelers wideout, Adam Schefter of ESPN.com tweets.

The Steelers waived Moncrief on Saturday, doing so in an effort to recoup a compensatory pick after the arrangement with the veteran wide receiver did not work out. Still just 26, Moncrief will have a chance to rebound in Carolina.

A former third-round Colts pick who was one of the 2018 Jaguars’ top targets, Moncrief earned a Steelers starting job. But one of Pittsburgh’s key post-Antonio Brown solutions sputtered quickly, with Moncrief dropping several passes. A Week 2 drop resulted in the Steelers benching Moncrief and burying him on their depth chart.

Carolina added Chris Hogan this offseason but has used homegrown youngsters D.J. Moore and Curtis Samuel as its top pass catchers, along with Christian McCaffrey. Hogan resides on IR currently.

Moncrief has produced two 650-plus-yard seasons — in 2015 and ’18, respectively — but has not delivered much consistency. He caught 48 passes for 688 yards and three touchdowns in Jacksonville in 2018 but has just four receptions for 18 yards this year. With the Panthers claiming Moncrief’s contract, he is still signed through the 2020 season.

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