Report: Panthers picking up CB Jaycee Horn's option

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The Carolina Panthers plan to pick up the fifth-year option for cornerback Jaycee Horn, NFL Network reported on Friday.

The team has until May 2 to make the decision for its 2021 first-round draft pick (eighth overall), which would pay him a guaranteed $12.472 million in 2025.

Horn, 24, played only six games (all starts) last season due to a hamstring injury and finished with