Jansen has played 260 games in his career, comfortably topping the list in that department in franchise history. That also places him in a tie (with Don Mulbach) for first amongst pure long snappers in the NFL record books. The 39-year has been in Carolina since arriving via trade in 2009, never missing a contest during that span.

The Carolina Panthers are bringing back the longest-tenured player in team history. Long snapper JJ Jansen will sign a 1-year contract to return for a 17th season.

JJ Jansen has seen a lot in his 16 seasons with the Carolina Panthers. And now that he's officially returning for a 17th, the 39-year-old is ready to keep looking up. The Panthers reached a new one-year deal with their longtime long snapper on Friday morning.

The Panthers aren't planning to have a new long snapper in 2025. J.J. Jansen is re-signing with Carolina, per agent Jansen, 39, is the longest-tenured Panther, having been with the club since he was acquired via trade in 2009.