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| HT/WT: 5-11, 200 lbs |
| Birthplace: Lancaster, PA |
| Age: 31 |
| School: Penn State |
| Experience: 8 |
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2026 Defensive
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CMB
Total Tackles
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INT
Interceptions
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TD
Interceptions Returned For Touchdown
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FUM
Forced Fumbles
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SCK
Sacks
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| Regular Season | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Top Nick Scott News
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Panthers' Nick Scott: Done for day
Scott has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's game against the Falcons due to an abdominal injury, Mike Kaye of ESPN.com reports.
Scott recorded a tackle and recovered a fumble before departing with the injury. With Scott done for the rest of the afternoon, the Panthers will likely turn to Tre'von Moehrig and Lathan Ransom as their primary safeties.
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Panthers' Nick Scott: Questionable to return with groin injury
Scott (groin) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Falcons, Joe Person of The Athletic reports.
Scott exited the first quarter of Sunday's contest with a groin injury. The safety logged one tackle before exiting. Lathan Ransom will likely take over as free safety while Scott is absent.
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Panthers' Nick Scott: Remaining in Carolina
Scott is set to sign a one-year contract with the Panthers, Joe Person of The Athletic reports.
Scott started all 17 regular-season games for Carolina last year, recording a career-best 111 tackles along with three defensed passes (including an interception). He also played every defensive snap during the team's wild-card loss to the Rams and racked up nine stops. Scott should reprise his starting role at safety alongside Tre'von Moehrig in 2026.
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Panthers' Nick Scott: Career year in 2025
Scott recorded 111 total tackles (64 solo) and three passes defensed, including one interception, across 17 regular-season games in 2025.
The veteran safety was an integral part of the Panthers' defensive success this season, tallying a career-high 111 stops, the second-most on the team. Scott also played a career-high 1,035 defensive snaps while starting all 17 of Carolina's regular-season contests. He signed a one-year deal to remain with the Panthers last offseason and will likely receive a significant pay increase wherever he lands following Carolina's 2025 playoff run.
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Panthers' Nick Scott: Seven takedowns in defeat
Scott recorded seven total tackles (five solo) in Sunday's 27-10 loss to Seattle.
Scott was able to finish with at least seven takedowns for the sixth straight game and eighth time overall this season. The safety has now crossed the century mark in tackles for the first time in his seven-year NFL career, compiling 102 total tackles (58 solo) over 16 contests so far.
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Panthers' Nick Scott: Posts 10 stops vs. Tampa Bay
Scott logged 10 tackles (nine solo) during the Panthers' 23-20 win over the Buccaneers on Sunday.
Scott logged 10 tackles for a second consecutive game, including a season-high nine solo stops. He has logged at least eight tackles in each of his last five games and is up to 95 tackles (53 solo), three pass defenses (one interception) and one fumble recovery through 15 regular-season games. Scott has two more opportunities to reach the tackling century mark for the first time in his seven-year NFL career, starting this Sunday against the Seahawks.
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Panthers' Nick Scott: Reaches double-digit stops Week 15
Scott totaled 10 tackles (six solo) Sunday in a loss to New Orleans.
Scott was the Panthers' leading tackler in the disappointing loss. The veteran safety has been quite productive of late, tallying at least eight tackles in each of his past four games. Scott's 10 stops Sunday pushed his season tally to 85 through 14 contests, putting him one shy of his career-best regular-season mark of 86, which he set in 2022 with the Rams.
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Panthers' Nick Scott: Dominant vs. Rams
Scott totaled nine tackles (five solo) and an interception during Carolina's win over the Rams on Sunday.
Scott played every defensive snap for the Panthers and recorded the second-most tackles on the team behind Lathan Ransom's 11 (two solo). Scott also snagged his first interception of the season, picking off Matthew Stafford in the end zone during the first half. The 30-year-old will look to build on this strong performance once the team returns from its upcoming bye week.
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Panthers' Nick Scott: Eight stops in defeat
Scott recorded eight total tackles (one solo) in Monday night's 20-9 loss to San Francisco.
Scott was able to finish tied for second on the team in takedowns with Tre'von Moehrig (suspension), securing eight stops for the third time in the last five contests. The 30-year-old has now registered 66 total tackles (33 solo), two passes defensed and a fumble recovery over 12 games this season.
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Panthers' Nick Scott: Makes eight tackles
Scott recorded eight tackles (two solo) in Sunday's 30-27 win over the Falcons.
Scott had one of his most productive games of the season, matching his season-high in tackles. Only two were solo, but Scott has been a reliable contributor all season and is pacing toward setting a new career high in tackles and potentially in defensive snaps.
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Panthers' Nick Scott: Good to go vs. Green Bay
Scott (groin) is active for Sunday's game against the Packers, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.
Scott was working through a groin issue during Week 9 prep, but the seventh-year safety has been cleared to play against Green Bay. The 2019 seventh-rounder has accumulated 41 tackles (25 solo) and two pass defenses through the first eight games of the regular season.
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Panthers' Nick Scott: Questionable for Week 9
Scott (groin) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Packers.
Scott went DNP-limited-full in practice this week, putting him on track to play Sunday. The 30-year-old safety has started all eight games this season, logging 41 tackles (25 solo) and two pass breakups on 97 percent of the defensive snaps.
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Panthers' Nick Scott: Records limited practice Thursday
Scott (groin) was a limited practice participant Thursday.
After Scott missed practice entirely Wednesday, his limited participation Thursday was a step in the right direction. The veteran safety may need to log a full session Friday, however, to avoid entering the weekend with an injury designation. Scott has started every game for the Panthers so far this season.
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Panthers' Nick Scott: Tending to groin injury
Scott did not participate in Wednesday's practice due to a groin injury.
Scott recorded a season-high eight tackles (five solo) during the Panthers' Week 8 loss to the Bills while playing 62 of 63 defensive snaps. He likely sustained his groin injury at some point during the Week 8 loss, but he'll have two more opportunities to return to practice and avoid an injury designation heading into Sunday's game against the Packers.
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