For Ikem Ekwonu, his rookie year was just a start

Darin Gantt

CHARLOTTE - Perhaps you've heard, the Panthers still have a number of items of business to handle this offseason, including a couple of very important ones.

But for the first time in a long time, about 10 years actually, they're not going into an offseason looking for a long-term answer at left tackle.

With 2022 in the books, Ikem Ekwonu won't be identified as a "rookie left tackle" anymo