Panthers Sign Ed Dickson

On Thursday, the Carolina Panthers signed former Baltimore Ravens tight end Ed Dickson to a one-year deal.

The deal will be worth the minimum $730,000 with a $65,000 signing bonus. Sounds like a bargain. I've said before that signing Dickson is low risk, high reward. If he works out, it's a great move. If not, it's not too bad, as the Panthers still have Brandon Williams who could be developed as the number two TE.

Cam Newton did a great job in his rookie season in two tight end sets when he had Greg Olsen and Jeremy Shockey. Signing Dickson gives the Panthers the option to try out those two tight end sets and see what they can do.

With the Panthers signing a few wide receivers, a tight end, and looking at signing some secondary players, it seems general manager Dave Gettleman's focus in the draft will be offensive line.