Panthers sign C.J. Saunders, waive Tommy Stevens

The Panthers have signed receiver C.J. Saunders, the team announced Tuesday night. They cut quarterback Tommy Stevens in a corresponding move. Stevens spent most of last season on the Panthers’ practice squad. He entered the league as a seventh-round draft choice of the Saints in 2020. Stevens, 24, saw action for the Panthers against the [more]

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MLB, union sued for moving All-Star Game

In a development that could cause the NFL and other sports leagues to expand the factors to be considered when potentially moving major events for political reasons, a group called the “Job Creators Network” has sued Major League Baseball and its union for relocating the July All-Star Game. Baseball stripped the game from Georgia following [more]

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C.J. Uzomah fully healthy after tearing Achilles in Week 2

Bengals tight end C.J. Uzomah could one day become a trivia answer if Joe Burrow‘s career turns out as the team expects. Who caught Burrow’s first career touchdown pass? Uzomah did that in Week 2 before tearing his Achilles later in that game against the Browns. Uzomah, who started 31 of a possible 32 games [more]

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Ben Roethlisberger: Taking a pay cut was my idea

After the 2020 season, it was clear that if quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was going to return to Pittsburgh in 2021, something would have to change. That something, specifically, was his contract. Roethlisberger entered the offseason with a contract that carried a cap charge of $41.25 million. That was not going to be tenable for Pittsburgh, [more]

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Myles Garrett attending Browns OTAs

With NFL players’ association president JC Tretter on Cleveland’s roster, the Browns’ in-person offseason program has been sparsely attended by its veterans. But that has changed a bit this week. Defensive end Myles Garrett captured an Instagram picture of himself boarding a jet late last week with, “Tell Stefanski we on the way.” According to [more]

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Texans sign Rex Burkhead

The Texans are adding another ex-Patriot to their roster. Veteran running back Rex Burkhead has signed with the Texans, according to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle. Texans General Manager Nick Caserio previously worked in New England and has brought in several former Patriots this offseason, including wide receiver Donte Moncrief, tackle Marcus Cannon, tight [more]

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Lions plan to make better use of Jamie Collins’ versatility

The Lions are changing the look of their base defense to a 3-4 under new coordinator Aaron Glenn and that won’t be the only difference from the 2020 season. Jamie Collins was almost always used as an off-ball linebacker during his first season in Detroit, which marked a departure from the way he was deployed [more]

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