CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers have traded an undisclosed draft pick to the Cleveland Browns for defensive tackle Louis Leonard.
The move on Tuesday helps shore up the biggest area of need for the Panthers, who lost starter Maake Kemoeatu to a ruptured Achilles’ tendon on the opening day of training camp.
Leonard was signed by San Diego in 2007 after going undrafted out of Fresno State. He was later waived by the Chargers and St. Louis before signing with the Browns during the middle of the 2007 season.
Leonard played all 16 games for Cleveland last season, including four starts, and had 31 tackles. The Panthers hope he’ll help improve a leaky run defense.
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