Kawann Short . 5. player. 87. They weren’t willing to spend the money on Josh Norman because the Panthers believe in building a defense from front to back. That means Kawann Short is almost certain to get a hefty raise since he is now unquestionably their best defensive lineman. Losing him would make a difficult situation much, much worse for this team that people thought could get back to the Super Bowl. No expense should be spared to make this happen.. DT. Carolina