Stevie Brown has found a new home in the NFC South.
NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday that the Carolina Panthers signed the free-agent safety to a one-year contract, per a source with knowledge of the move. The team later confirmed the deal.
A seventh-round pick by Oakland in 2010, Brown was added to provide veteran depth behind safety Kurt Coleman and third-year backstop Tre Boston.
The Panthers also plan to start a pair of rookie corners -- James Bradberry and Daryl Worley -- but Carolina always finds a way to squeeze solid play out of the secondary.
Brown is no savior, but he impressed the Panthers enough to warrant a roster spot.
