What Mike Jackson said about the Panthers' waiver-wire pickups from the Seahawks

Former Seattle Seahawks cornerback Mike Jackson likes the two players his new team picked up off waivers from his old team.

Tim Weaver | Aug 29, 2024

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JANUARY 01: Mike Jackson #30 of the Seattle Seahawks celebrates after an interception during the fourth quarter in the game against the New York Jets at Lumen Field on January 01, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. / (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

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Ever since David Tepper bought the Carolina Panthers he has been trying to mold this franchise into something similar to the perennial contender in the Pacific Northwest that is the Seattle Seahawks. His last two general managers and current head coach all spent a lot of time in Seattle's front office, and the roster has several former Seahawks on it.

That work accelerated over the last couple of weeks when the Panthers traded rookie linebacker Michael Barrett to Seattle in exchange for veteran cornerback Mike Jackson. Carolina also picked up a couple of former Seahawks off the waiver wire yesterday in linebacker Jon Rhattigan and edge rusher Jamie Sheriff. Here's what Jackson had to say about the two newest additions to the team when he spoke with the media yesterday.

Panthers new corner Mike Jackson came from Seattle in a trade so he was good at evaluating Carolina’s waiver wire pickups from the Seahawks. He seems to like the adds. pic.twitter.com/caEt7cJxxx
— David Newton (@DNewtonespn) August 28, 2024

Jackson projects as the team's starting cornerback on the right-side boundary opposite Jaycee Horn, as long as Dane Jackson is out with his hamstring injury, in any case.

As for Rhattigan, he played mostly special teams for the Seahawks the last three years and will likely continue that trend in Carolina.

Sheriff is an undrafted rookie out of South Alabama and therefore an unknown commodity as of yet. However, for what it's worth he had a strong performance in Seattle's last preseason game against the Cleveland Browns on Saturday night, posting two sacks and three quarterback hits. He may be able to work his way up the edge rotation, which remains pretty thin after Jadeveon Clowney at the top.