Carolina officially cut veteran quarterback Kyle Trask today, making him a free agent just ahead of the 2026 season. It’s a move that sets their QB room: Bryce Young is the starter, Kenny Pickett is the backup. But honestly, Emerald City? While Panthers fans are figuring out their depth chart, every single 12 out there is still scratching their head over the Seahawks’ WILD 9-9 tie against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Trask’s NFL Journey Continues… Elsewhere
Trask’s departure from Carolina closes another chapter in his up-and-down NFL career. The dude was a second-round pick in 2021 by the Buccaneers, remember? Big expectations for a guy drafted that high. But he played “very sparingly” in Tampa before they cut him at the end of the 2025 preseason. Last year, he even briefly landed on the Falcons’ practice squad. Now, he’s back on the market, hoping some team gives him another shot, probably for their practice squad again. The Panthers look set to stash undrafted rookie Haynes King on their practice squad if he clears waivers after playing well in preseason. Their QB depth is now Young and Pickett, plain and simple.
The Emerald City’s Head-Scratcher
While Trask is looking for a new home, we’re all still trying to unpack that unbelievable 9-9 final score from the Seahawks’ game against the Kansas City Chiefs. A tie? Really? In the NFL, that’s just… wild! We expect high-flying action, clutch plays, and a definitive winner, especially when it’s early in the regular season. So you look at this kind of result, and you gotta wonder: Is our defense playing lights out, locking down an explosive Chiefs offense? Or is the offense, led by Sam Darnold with weapons like Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Cooper Kupp, just not clicking yet, struggling to punch it in? That’s the real gut-check right now. We need our guys to find their rhythm, especially after that kind of grind. And get this, 12s, in a bizarre twist right as we’re trying to make sense of *our* team, our own Seahawks owner, Khosla, reportedly just said he’s a Steelers fan! Talk about an interesting tidbit to drop on the Emerald City faithful right as the season is starting up. It’s enough to make you do a double-take!
So, Kyle Trask’s future is murky, probably a practice squad spot if he’s lucky enough to find one. The Panthers have made their call at QB, and good for them. But for us, the burning question isn’t about some backup QB in Carolina; it’s what that confounding 9-9 draw means for Mike Macdonald’s squad. Is it a sign of defensive grit that we can build on, holding a potent Chiefs team to single digits? Or is it a glaring signal that there’s still a lot of work to do, particularly on offense, to turn those drives into points? We’re bleeding green and blue here, we’re fired up, and we need to see what this team is truly made of next game. No more ties, people! Let’s get a definitive W and show the league what the Emerald City is all about! We’ve got work to do!
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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