BREAKING: New England Patriots Trade Stephon Gilmore To The Carolina Panthers

October 6, 2021, 1:29pm EST (Updated: January 17, 2023, 6:59pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS – SEPTEMBER 27: Stephon Gilmore #24 of the New England Patriots reacts before the game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Gillette Stadium on September 27, 2020 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

On Wednesday, the Panthers announced they have traded for Patriots CB Stephon Gilmore.

Breaking: The Panthers announced they have acquired CB Stephon Gilmore from the Patriots.

Carolina will be sending a 2023 sixth-round pick to New England. pic.twitter.com/FCO4CvCb0c
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 6, 2021

Carolina will send a 2023 sixth-round pick to New England in exchange for Gilmore, who is from the are and went to college at South Carolina.

Gilmore is also still on the PUP list and won’t be eligible to play for Carolina until Week 7.

In 2020, Gilmore appeared in 11 games for the Patriots and recorded 37 tackles, one interception, a forced fumble and three passes defended.