CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers have agreed to a four-year contract with first-round draft pick Ikem Ekwonu.
Ekwonu, the sixth overall pick, agreed to a four-year rookie contract with a team option for a fifth season.
Terms of the deal were not released.
He is slated to become the teamβs starting left tackle this season, filling a major hole on offense.
The Panthers have now agreed to terms with four of teamβs draft picks.
They earlier reached deals with AmarΓ© Barno, Kalon Barnes and Cade Mays.
