Panthers star corner Jaycee Horn makes it clear where he wants to play beyond the 2025 season

Jaycee Horn isn't all that interested in figuring out his value on the open market.

Schuyler Callihan | Jan 16, 2025

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The Carolina Panthers know they will have one of the best young cornerbacks in the league, Jaycee Horn, on the roster in 2025, but beyond that, there is some work to be done. Last spring, the Panthers exercised the fifth-year option on Horn's contract, but this offseason, the two sides will be working toward a contract extension.

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General Manager Dan Morgan called Horn "the focal point of the defense, somebody that we’re gonna want here long-term" during his exit interview with the media earlier this month. Fortunately for Morgan and Carolina, they're not dealing with someone who is very interested in testing the market.

“I said in an interview a couple weeks back that I’m a guy that’s built on loyalty. I want to be where I was drafted," Horn said during an appearance on The Jim Rome Show. "I’ve seen those struggling days of the Panthers when I first came in and we’re even still going through them a little bit now, and I know the team is going in the right direction. Charlotte is a cool spot. I definitely would love to be there, be a part of the change, and see the glory days.”

"I'm a guy that's building on loyalty. I wanna be where I was drafted."@jayceehorn_10 on his future in Carolina pic.twitter.com/Wt08m9WI2T
— Jim Rome (@jimrome) January 16, 2025

Horn has always been viewed as a key building block for the Panthers' defense, but injuries early on in his career have slowed him down and caused some concern about his long-term future. This season, however, the injury bug stayed away, allowing Horn to play in 15 of the team's 17 games. He finished the year with 68 tackles, 13 passes defended, five tackles for loss, two quarterback hits, two sacks, and an interception en route to a Pro Bowl selection.