Panthers sign second-round pick Brown

DEs Everette Brown has agreed to a four-year, $4.3 million deal that includes $2.7 million in guaranteed money, according to Scout.com. Brown, Tyler Brayton and Charles Johnson will compete for the starting job opposite Julius Peppers. Brayton started last year for the Panthers and did a pretty decent job after coming over from Oakland. But he's not a dominant pass rusher and the Panthers will rely on Johnson and Brown to handle that duty. Johnson, a former third-round pick, had six sacks last season while the Panthers traded away a first-round pick in 2010 to get Brown in the second round of this year's draft. The big question will be who'll start, although you can expect all three to see action opposite Peppers.