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Derrick Brown, Panthers agree on 4-year, $23.6M deal

The first draft pick of the Matt Rhule era has been officially signed.

 and the  have agreed to a 4-year deal fully guaranteed for $23.621 million, his agent Drew Rosenhaus tells NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport.

Brown was selected with the No. 7 overall pick by the , who enter 2020 under the guise of a rookie head coach in Rhule. A defensive tackle out of Auburn, Brown spearheads a defensive youth movement in Carolina that saw six other draft picks invested on that side of the ball. It was the first time ever a team used all their draft picks on defense in the common draft era.

Brown will be paired with veteran  on the defensive line and is expected to have a significant role in his rookie year. Phil Snow, who has worked with Rhule during his tenures at Baylor and Temple, is the ' new defensive coordinator.

Brown is the first player selected in the first round of the 2020  to agree to terms on a rookie contract.

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