Panthers hosting former first-round pick for tryout during rookie minicamp - he actually could be an underrated addition
Philadelphia Eagles guard Kenyon Green (76) against the Cincinnati Bengals at Lincoln Financial Field. Eric Hartline-Imagn Images The Carolina Panthers will be hosting rookie minicamp this week, which will also feature a few veteran players coming in for a tryout including a former first-round pick. The Carolina Panthers are gearing up for rookie minicamp, which kicks off on Friday and continues throughout the weekend, and the players have already arrived in Charlotte.
The Panthers will have all seven 2026 draft picks in attendance along with 10 undrafted free agents that have already been signed. Teams also use rookie minicamp to hold tryouts for other unsigned UDFAs and occasionally even unsigned veterans. The latter is exactly what the Panthers plan to do this weekend with a 25-year-old former first-round pick who’s expected to be on the field.
Carolina Panthers hosting a tryout at rookie minicamp for IOL Kenyon Green Kenyon Green, the former 15th overall pick by the Houston Texans in the 2022 NFL Draft, will be in attendance at the Panthers rookie minicamp, first reported by Panthers Statement on X and later confirmed by Mike Kaye of The Charlotte Observer . The #Panthers are trying out former 1st-round pick G Kenyon Green at rookie minicamp this week, per source Green has had stints with Texans, Eagles, and Ravens. He's 6'4", 323 pounds, and still only 25 years old.
#KeepPounding pic. twitter. com/WX9yQQTTwp — Panthers Statement (@Statement_JT) May 7, 2026 Despite being a highly selected player, Green is attempting to join his fourth team in five years since being drafted.
Green started 14 games for the Texans as a rookie at left guard, allowing four sacks and 47 pressures. In 2023, Green missed the entire season due to a shoulder injury and started nine games in 2024 before suffering another shoulder injury. Houston traded Green to the Philadelphia Eagles in March of 2025 and initially planned to stash him on the practice squad before waiving him in late September.