Let’s check in with the Panthers’ division rivals. Here is a review of what’s going on around the NFC South right now.
Saints: Alvin Kamara trade rumors
Alvin Kamara came in with the same draft class as Christian McCaffrey and is now looking to get his own major extension. The Saints don’t seem inclined to pay up, though. According to a report by Josina Anderson at ESPN, the team is “open to trading” their star running back.
New Orleans probably doesn’t need Kamara to win a Super Bowl, as many analysts have suggested. In fact, given the overall strength and depth of their roster, they’re probably the team that needs him the least. If they can’t work out a deal with Kamara and wind up trading him, Latavius Murray would become the No. 1 back in their offense. He totaled 637 yards and five touchdowns on 146 carries last season.
Falcons add another Chester county quarterback
Atlanta added another quarterback to their depth chart today, bringing Kyle Lauletta in to help backup Matt Ryan. Along with the ancient veteran Matt Schaub, this give the Falcons three quarterbacks on their roster who are all from the same county.
At some point they’ll have to replace Schaub as their long-term QB2, but Lauletta seems like an unlikely candidate. He’s only played two games in his career and has yet to complete a pass.
Bucs starting over at kicker (again)
Tampa Bay hasn’t had any stability at placekicker ever since they let Matt Bryant walk way back in 2009. Since then they’ve tried Mike Nugent, Shane Andrus, Connor Barth, Rian Lindell, Patrick Murray, Kyle Brindza, Roberto Aguayo, Nick Folk, Cairo Santos, Chandler Catanzaro and Matt Gay. The next will be former Titans kicker Ryan Succop, who has agreed to terms with the Bucs. Succop has made 236 of 287 field goals (82.2%) and 338 of 349 extra points (97.1%) in his career.
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