Shaq Thompson has laid out a decade's worth of goodbyes to the Carolina Panthers. This past Monday, the Panthers announced that they will not re-sign linebacker Shaq Thompson. The 30-year-old, who has spent each of his 10 NFL seasons in Carolina, is now set to enter free agency in the coming weeks.

The Carolina Panthers are moving on from longtime linebacker Shaq Thompson. The Panthers informed Thompson, who was set to become an unrestricted free agent, that they will not be re-signing him. Thompson is expected to pursue other options in free agency.

Thompson, the linebacker who ranks fourth on the Carolina Panthers’ all-time tackle list, has been informed by the team that it will be moving in another direction at his position. Thompson, 30, will enter NFL free agency.