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The Carolina Panthers made a roster move on Monday morning with the decision by parting ways with veteran wide receiver Russell Shepard after just one season with the team. It was a move that came swiftly prior to training camp just around the corner later this month. According to Joseph Person of The Charlotte Observer, […]

David Tepper, the founder of Appaloosa Management, has reached a deal to become the owner of the Carolina Panthers, according to Tyler Feldman of WBNG.com. Tepper is currently a minority owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, so for this deal to go through, Tepper will have to sell his stake in the Steelers. Tepper is worth a […]

The Carolina Panthers have moved quickly to fill the void left in their backfield after Fozzy Whittaker went down with a season-ending ACL injury. They’ve signed free-agent running back Kenjon Barner on a one-year deal, per their official website. Barner, 29, was originally drafted by the Panthers, who took him in the sixth round in […]

Peyton Manning’s last act as an NFL player was to lead the Denver Broncos past the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 back in 2016 and win his second career title. A couple years later, he could be part of the group that ends up buying the Panthers. Per Joseph Person of the Charlotte Observer, […]

Earlier this week, the Carolina Panthers bolstered their running game by signing former Denver Broncos running back C.J. Anderson to a one-year deal. It has brought aboard another proven player in the backfield that could have a significant impact on the running game next season. Regarding his decision to join the Panthers, it came down […]

The Carolina Panthers on Monday afternoon made another addition to their offense this offseason by signing former Denver Broncos running back C.J. Anderson to a one-year deal. This has brought an upgrade to the backfield with a potential replacement for the departure of longtime starter Jonathan Stewart after 10 seasons. It has immediately put him […]

Former Denver Broncos running back C.J. Anderson was one of the best players on the market still left over from NFL free agency. However, that has changed after signing a one-year deal with the Carolina Panthers. There had been plenty of speculation regarding Anderson’s impending future in Denver. Now that he has signed with Carolina, […]

Following nearly a month of floating in the free-agent market after finding himself cut by the Denver Broncos, veteran running back C.J. Anderson has found his next home in the NFL by inking a deal with the Carolina Panthers. This has put him in place to help further stabilize the running back in Carolina. The […]

It has been nearly two months the free agency period has begun, which has vastly thinned out the amount of talent that is left on the open market. However, there are a few high-impact players still available that could latch onto a team to play a significant role. The Carolina Panthers may have added a […]

The Carolina Panthers have undergone some serious changes this NFL offseason. It seems the same can be said for running back Christian McCaffrey. McCaffrey spent his first season in the NFL largely working out of the backfield. He now looks every bit the part of a workhorse running back, via Twitter user Michael Coleman. "CMC can't […]

The Carolina Panthers have undergone some major changes with their coaching staff on both sides of the ball this offseason. However, it is clear that their focus has been on improving the offense. They kickstarted the movement with the addition of offensive coordinator Norv Turner and followed it up by taking former Maryland wide receiver D.J. […]

The Carolina Panthers are coming off another encouraging season that saw them get back into the playoffs for the fourth time in the last five years. However, the team had shortcomings in the wild-card round of the playoffs falling just a bit short against the New Orleans Saints. One of the areas on the roster […]

The Carolina Panthers drafted wide receiver DJ Moore with their 24th overall pick in the NFL Draft. In doing so, they may have just found the true heir apparent to team legend Steve Smith. That’s according to Smith himself, who gave his full endorsement of the pick. https://twitter.com/fearthe_beard11/status/989698971651096577 That’s certainly high praise coming from Smith, who […]

Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen is set to sign a two-year extension with the team, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal is worth $8.55 million annually, but it could potentially go up to $10.05 million due to incentives. The former would put him into the top five highest-paid tight ends in the league, and […]

Former NFL defensive end Greg Hardy has been out of the league for three years now and doesn’t look like he’s going to make a comeback anytime soon. However, he’s apparently making progress in another athletic career. Per MMAFighting, Hardy will fight in his first professional bout as part of UFC president Dana White’s Tuesday […]

In the months that have followed the 2017 season, there has been persistent chatter concerning Carolina Panther tight end Greg Olsen’s future with the franchise. He is set to play in the final year of his three-year, $22.5 million deal. All of this is only heightened by his strong interest in possibly taking a broadcast […]

There were plenty of discrepancies throughout the course of the 2017 NFL season. Among the more comical was the Minnesota Vikings’ concern over Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olson’s gig as a broadcaster. Olson was on injured reserve while dealing with a foot injury when FOX pegged him to be part of the broadcast team in the Week […]

Star wide receiver Dez Bryant has suddenly hit the free agent market for the first time in his career after the Dallas Cowboys elected to release him on Friday morning. This has opened the door to the possibility of several teams making strong pursuits for Bryant’s services. The 29-year-old has already voiced an interest to […]

Carolina Panthers Pro Bowl linebacker Thomas Davis was handed a four-game suspension for testing positive for a banned substance for the first time in his career. It has pushed him out of action for the first month of the 2018 regular season. Prior to this suspension, Davis had declared back in January that next season […]

Carolina Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis was set to call the 2018 NFL season his last in the league. Unfortunately, he will have to wait until after the first month to get it started. It goes without saying that the NFL has a strict policy against its players using performance-enhancing substances. Davis is among those that have […]

Carolina Panthers star quarterback Cam Newton is alright after he was involved in a minor car accident in Atlanta on Thursday. According to TMZ Sports, Newton was hit by a dump truck while driving his Ferrari F12 – a $300,000 sportscar – at around 4:00 pm. Atlanta police confirmed the accident did indeed occur, but neither […]

After failing to complete the free agent deal with Bashaud Breeland, the Carolina Panthers have now reinforced the position. The organization has officially announced the re-signing of cornerback LaDarius Gunter to a one-year deal, via Max Henson of the Panthers website. Gunter wasn’t tendered as a restricted free agent. The Panthers have re-signed CB LaDarius […]

The Carolina Panthers are reportedly planning to pick up linebacker Shaq Thompson’s fifth-year option for the 2019 season, per the Charlotte Observer’s Joseph Person. The move hasn’t been made official just yet, but the Panthers will likely do so before the deadline on May 3. Person notes that the fifth-year value for linebackers in the […]

The Carolina Panthers just keep plugging holes in that depth chart, this time focusing on the secondary. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the team holding residency in North Carolina have agreed to terms with free agent cornerback Ross Cockrell on a two-year, $6.8 million deal. The #Panthers sign veteran CB Ross Cockrell to […]

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry has missed the last few games with an ankle injury, but that hasn’t stopped him from taking care of business. Not basketball business, but football business. Earlier in the season, Curry expressed interest in buying the Carolina Panthers, the football team that plays in his hometown of North […]

Free agent wide receiver Allen Hurns might not have to wait long before getting a job again. Currently unemployed after getting released by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Tuesday, Hurns has reportedly received attention from as many as 10 teams, including the Carolina Panthers, according to Hurns himself via Ryan Chellof WFNZ.com. .@A1hurns said Panthers have […]

The Carolina Panthers have spent much of the offseason reshaping their roster on the defensive side of the ball. The front office has shifted part of that focus on retooling their secondary in hopes of building off the success of last season. With that in mind, the Panthers had honed in bringing aboard former Washington […]

Pro Bowl Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen just wrapped up his 10th season in the league. He is set to enter the final year of his three-year, $22.5 million deal, which has brought into question his future with the organization beyond the 2018 season. This question has quickly taken center stage after it was […]

The Carolina Panthers have signed defensive tackle Dontari Poe to a three-year deal, worth between $9 million and $10 million annually. Ian Rapoport broke the news on the mean streets of Twitter. The #Panthers are signing former #Falcons DT Dontari Poe to a 3-year deal, source said, worth between $9M and $10M per year. Big […]

Tight end Eric Ebron is on the open market for the first time in his career after he was cut by the Detroit Lions on Wednesday. It hasn’t taken the 24-year-old former top-10 pick long to fill up his schedule of free-agent visits as he goes in search of a new home. Ebron will kick […]

The Carolina Panthers suffered a huge loss with the departure of defensive tackle Star Lotulelei. Fortunately, they have quickly managed to find his replacement. Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Dontari Poe had garnered plenty of interest going into the offseason once again for the second straight year. According to Kimberley A. Martin of the Washington Post, the Carolina […]

Since the start of the offseason, there has been much uncertainty surrounding former Pro Bowl defensive end Julius Peppers’s future with the Carolina Panthers. There were indications that he is leaning toward returning for at least one year, but nothing more than that. The door has remained open from the Panthers to welcome him being […]

In a move that will likely make many New York Giants fans scratch their heads, the team decided to sign former Carolina Panthers veteran running back Jonathan Stewart on Tuesday afternoon, as reported in a tweet by ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. The 31-year-old running back, who spent his first 10 seasons with the Panthers after […]

The Star Lotulelei sweepstakes are suddenly over—prior to any real drama unfolding for the young defensive stud. Adam Schefter of ESPN is reporting that the Buffalo Bills and the interior defensive line beast have agreed to a five-year deal that will be signed once free agency opens up on Wednesday. Former Panthers’ DT Star Lotulelei […]

Michael Rubin, the owner of the online retailer Fanatics, is reportedly interested in putting a bid on the Carolina Panthers. The Charlotte Observer reports that Rubin is looking into a bid to buy the Panthers. Of note, Ian Rapoport is reporting there are between six-eight viable bidders. I was told 6-8 viable bidders for the #Panthers. The list keeps […]

Joel Embiid continues to be one of the most hilarious figures in sports. His social media accounts have huge followings, and his posts are always much talked about, whatever the topic may be. He proved that once again recently, as he joked that he wants to switch sports and become a professional football player. He […]

The start of the free agency period is quickly approaching, which has pushed many teams across the league into action to commit to moves to begin reshaping their rosters. Much of this has concerned trades being agreed upon by several teams looking to fill areas of needs with proven talent before the open market frenzy […]

A group which included Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey help save the life of an injured hiker over the weekend in Colorado. Max Henson of the Panthers’ official website reports that McCaffrey, along with his brothers Dylan and Max and friends Michael Mann and Brooke Pettet, went hiking at Castle Rock, which is just […]

The Carolina Panthers have undergone some tremendous changes on both sides of the ball this offseason. So it makes sense that they would do whatever they could to keep their special teams intact. Headlining the unit is kicker Graham Gano, who was set to potentially test the market this offseason. However, according to NFL Network Insider’s […]