Scott Fitterer has confirmed that it will be an "open competition" between Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield to determine who starts at quarterback for the Carolina Panthers.

"The reason why we added Baker was to make the group better as a whole," Fitterer said. "Sam is very much a part of this competition. ... I think they're both gonna rise and play their best football they have."

Fitterer added that there have been no discussions about extending Mayfield's contract yet as both he and Darnold head into the final year of their current deals.