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The Carolina Panthers acquired wide receiver Kevin Norwood from the Seattle Seahawks on Monday.

The Panthers said they will send Seattle an undisclosed 2017 draft choice.

The Panthers have been struggling at the position. They lost No. 1 receiver Kelvin Benjamin to a torn ACL, and first-round pick Devin Funchess has been working through a hamstring injury.

Norwood will compete in a group that includes Corey Brown, Jerricho Cotchery, Ted Ginn Jr. and Jarrett Boykin.

“Kevin gives us another player to compete at the wide receiver position,” general manager Dave Gettleman said. “He has the size (6 feet 2 and 200 pounds) you look for along with toughness and smarts. We studied him a lot going into last year’s draft and we look forward to having him as part of our receiving corps.”

The Seahawks drafted Norwood in the fourth round last year. He played in nine games and caught nine passes for 102 yards.