Stephon Stiles Gilmore is an American football cornerback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. Gilmore played college football for South Carolina and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills tenth overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.
Stephon Gilmore: Highlights| Draft| Released| Buccaneers
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Highlights:
Carolina general manager Scott Fitterer sent a 2023 sixth-round pick to New England for Gilmore, who had been set to be released later in the day. The 31-year-old from nearby Rock Hill, South Carolina, is expected to come off the physically unable to perform list after Week 6.
Fitterer said he expects Gilmore, who is scheduled to be in Charlotte for a physical on Thursday, to be ready for an Oct. 24 game against the New York Giants.
Draft:
Stephon Gilmore, a Rock Hill, South Carolina, native, was acquired from the New England Patriots in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. The 2019 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Gilmore was an All-Pro in 2018 and 2019 while with the Patriots.
2021
Carolina Panthers
2017
New England Patriots
2012
Buffalo Bills
Released:
The New England Patriots, after signaling their intention to release cornerback Stephon Gilmore, instead worked out a last-minute trade Wednesday that sent the former NFL defensive player of the year to the Carolina Panthers.
Carolina is 3-1 and ranked third in the NFL in total defense. The Panthers lost rookie cornerback Jaycee Horn to a broken foot suffered during a Week 3 triumph over the Houston Texans. They allowed four touchdown passes by Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott in Sunday’s 36-28 loss in Arlington, Tex.
Buccaneers:
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| High school: | South Pointe (Rock Hill) |
| College: | South Carolina |
| NFL Draft: | 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10 |
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| Roster status: | Physically unable to perform |
The biggest question will be money, as the Bucs have already jumped through a seemingly endless run of financial hoops to stay under the salary cap after bringing back the entire starting lineup from last year’s title team.
Stephon Gilmore would take more salary cap magic, but the Bucs could indeed make it happen by doing another creative deal with multiple void years, as they’ve done with many others this offseason.
