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Sources: Panthers rejected offer of two 1st-round picks for Brian Burns
The Carolina Panthers acquired four draft picks for Christian McCaffrey and two other picks for Robbie Anderson, but they rejected the most lucrative offer they received over the past week for pass-rushing standout Brian Burns. One team offered two first-round picks to the Panthers for Burns, league sources told ESPN. The Panthers told that team, […]
Continue readingMinus Christian McCaffrey, Panthers knock off Buccaneers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Somebody forgot to tell the Carolina Panthers they were in tank mode after trading star running back Christian McCaffrey to the San Francisco 49ers and wide receiver Robbie Anderson to the Arizona Cardinals. Carolina defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21-3 on Sunday to hand quarterback Tom Brady one of the biggest upsets […]
Continue readingPanthers seek to ‘move on’ after shock of Matt Rhule firing
“Everybody was a little shocked,” Walker said Wednesday, the first time players spoke to media since the coaching change was made Monday. “Everybody had a feeling. You just don’t know. I think over the past couple of weeks we came into each week not knowing. That’s a burden on a lot of players. “A lot […]
Continue readingPanthers fire coach Matt Rhule after 1-4 record: What’s next?
The Carolina Panthers fired coach Matt Rhule on Monday less than three seasons into a seven-year, $62 million contract. Defensive pass game coordinator Steve Wilks, who coached the Arizona Cardinals in 2018, was named the interim coach. The Panthers also fired defensive coordinator Phil Snow, a league source told ESPN, confirming a report by NFL […]
Continue readingBaker Mayfield’s “mess talk” is entertaining his new Carolina Panthers teammates
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — It seemed a bit odd Tuesday when newly acquired Carolina Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield was chauffeured to Wofford College for training camp in a truck driven by linebacker Shaq Thompson. Now we know why. Smack talk. Or “mess” talk, as Thompson put it Friday when explaining how the former Cleveland Browns star […]
Continue readingNFL moves to dismiss Jon Gruden lawsuit, calls ex-Las Vegas Raiders coach’s claims against league ‘baseless’
The league responded Wednesday to the suit Gruden filed in district court in Clark County, Nevada, in November. The NFL filed a motion to dismiss the case and also asked the court to stay that motion until it first rules on whether the case should be moved to arbitration. Gruden resigned as coach of the […]
Continue readingPatriots QB Mac Jones says he wasn’t trying to injure Panthers’ Brian Burns, just trying to ‘make tackle’
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots rookie quarterback Mac Jones said he wasn’t trying to injure Carolina Panthers defensive end Brian Burns on a play Sunday that one of Burns’ teammates called “completely dirty.” The play came near the end of the first quarter in the Patriots’ 24-6 win, when Jones was hit hard and […]
Continue readingCarolina Panthers activate Stephon Gilmore off PUP list
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Pro Bowl cornerback Stephon Gilmore has been activated off the physically unable to perform list Saturday, clearing the way for him to make his debut for the Carolina Panthers in Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons. Outside linebacker Shaq Thompson also appears set to return, at least on a limited snap count, […]
Continue readingNFL Week 7 fantasy football inactives watch: Who’s in and who’s out?
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Continue readingNFL Week 6 fantasy football inactives watch: Who’s in and who’s out?
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