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Panthers reportedly expected to sign former Broncos LB Justin Strnad

The Panthers are reportedly adding former Broncos LB Josh Strnad.

The Carolina Panthers are making things even more familiar for defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero.

As first reported by Joe Person of The Athletic on Tuesday evening, the team is expected to sign free-agent linebacker Justin Strnad. Strnad, who comes over from the Denver Broncos, played the 2022 season under Evero.

Denver selected the Wake Forest University product in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL draft. After sitting out what would have been his rookie campaign due to a wrist injury, Strnad debuted in the 2021 season—where he made five starts over 16 contests.

Strnad posted 36 combined tackles and a quarterback hit that year, both of which remain as career-highs. He played exclusively on special teams for the Broncos in 2022 and 2023.

Right around the time of Person’s report, the Panthers announced another addition—former Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver David Moore. Moore returns for a second stint with the organization.

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Panthers agree to terms with WR David Moore

Apparently, the Panthers and Dave Canales wanted Moore.

This won’t be David Moore’s first rodeo in Charlotte.

As reported by Mike Kaye of The Charlotte Observer on Tuesday evening, the Carolina Panthers are expected to add the veteran wideout to a one-year deal. The team then announced they had agreed to terms with Moore shortly after.

Moore has previous ties to both president of football operations/general manager Dan Morgan and head coach Dave Canales. The East Central University product was selected in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL draft by the Seattle Seahawks, who were employing Morgan as their director of pro personnel and Canales as their wide receivers coach at the time.

Following four seasons in Seattle, where he reeled in 78 receptions for 1,163 yards and 13 touchdowns over 47 games, Moore signed a two-year, $4.75 million pact with the Panthers in March of 2021. He was released later that year on Sept. 1.

After picking up stops for Las Vegas, Denver, Green Bay and Chicago, Moore reunited with Canales in Tampa Bay this past season. He recorded five catches for 94 yards in the regular season and scored a 44-yard touchdown in the Buccaneers’ win in the Wild Card Round against the Philadelphia Eagles.

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22 former Panthers on this year’s Divisional Round rosters

Here are 22 names from this weekend’s Divisional Round action that Panthers fans may recognize

While the Carolina Panthers are busy trying to find a new power duo, quite a few of their former players are right in the middle of playoff action.

Here are 22 ex-Panthers who are gearing up for this year’s Divisional Round games:

WATCH: David Moore takes pass 52 yards for touchdown in Week 15

Tampa Bay’s huge offensive day in Green Bay continued with a big play (and then a close call) from David Moore.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wideout David Moore hit the Green Bay Packers with the dagger on Sunday.

The Bucs faced a 3rd and near the 50-yard line. Quarterback Baker Mayfield threw the ball to Moore, who subsequently took it the remaining 52 yards to the house to make it 34-20 Tampa Bay. The play didn’t come without controversy, though — Moore was a bit loose with the football and he held it out in his hand, and it was batted away from him. The referees reviewed it and it was determined that the football had crossed the plane in Moore’s hand — but only barely.

Check out the play below:

Bucs make series of roster moves ahead of Week 15

The Buccaneers are elevating a practice squad player to the active roster, and that usually comes with some shuffling around.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have made a number of changes to the roster ahead of their Week 15 matchup against the Green Bay Packers.

The primary move is to bring up wideout David Moore from the practice squad to the active roster, as he’s hit his elevation limit for the year otherwise after his third one against Atlanta. The team made a few lateral moves — it signed Evan Deckers to the practice squad due to a Zach Triner injury, it waived and then subsequently re-signed cornerback Keenan Isaac to the practice squad and then released linebacker Vi Jones to make room for him.

Moore has seen increased playing time on special teams and on offense after an injury to WR Rakim Jarrett saw him go to IR. Deckers will serve as the team’s long snapper if Triner cannot go and Isaac will return to the team after getting a few reps here and there during the year on special teams. Isaac also cleared waivers, which means he’ll be able to be elevated another three times.

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Bucs elevate WR David Moore to active roster ahead of Week 14

This is the third time Moore has been elevated this season.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are once again shoring up wide receiver depth ahead of their Week 14 matchup.

Greg Auman of FOX Sports reported Saturday that the Bucs intend to elevate wideout David Moore for their game against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Moore has already been elevated twice before, so if the team wants to do it from here on out, they’d have to activate him to the active roster as per NFL rules.

Moore hasn’t contributed a catch in his last two outings, but he has played on special teams. The movie probably comes as a continued response to wideout Rakim Jarrett’s presence on injured reserve, as Tampa Bay is likely to use him as a safety net in the event that any of the Bucs’ wideouts are injured during the action in Week 14.

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Bucs elevate two wide receivers from practice squad for Week 13

The Bucs are shoring up their WR depth ahead of their Week 13 game against the Panthers.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are making sure their receiving depth is available for their Week 13 game against the Carolina Panthers.

The Bucs announced on Saturday that they are elevating wideouts David Moore and Ryan Miller from the practice squad to the active roster. This is Moore’s second elevation this year, and it’s Miller’s first — a player can only have three without being released and hitting waivers before they must be called up to the active roster.

The move comes when wideout depth is at a minimum for Tampa Bay. WR Rakim Jarrett is currently on injured reserve, and WR Chris Godwin is questionable to play on Sunday after re-aggravating a neck injury. The moves allow for some breathing room with the WR corps, though it remains to be seen how much either player will play on Sunday.

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Bucs sign former Seahawks wideout David Moore

The Bucs continue to address their WR depth.

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are adding another wide receiver to the fold after rookie minicamp.

FOX Sports’ Greg Auman announced on Sunday that the team is signing veteran wideout David Moore, who was a veteran tryout player at the team’s rookie minicamp over the weekend. Moore is most known for his time in Seattle with the Seahawks, but he’s played for five different teams since 2021. Moore becomes the 90th Buccaneer on the roster, the preseason limit for NFL teams.

Moore played for the Seahawks from 2017-20, where he was a sporadic starter. His best season came in 2018, when he caught 26 passes for 445 yards and 5 touchdowns. In his career, he’s caught 78 passes 1,163 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Moore has been largely unable to stick on a roster since is 2020 season in Seattle, and he’s bounced around to the Panthers, Raiders, Broncos, Packers and Bears from 2021 onward. He did not play for the Bears in 2022 due to a knee injury he suffered in August.

Moore acts as receiver depth for the Bucs should he make the team, as the roster behind the starting three of Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and Russell Gage has been a point of emphasis in the offseason.

Browns make unique move with David Moore now a defensive tackle

Players sometimes change positions but that normally happens as they come into the league or in the offseason. The Browns move of Moore is another unique one:

The Cleveland Browns have had a unique offseason in a variety of ways. Whether that uniqueness leads to wins on the field, either this year or in the future, is still to be determined.

No matter the outcome, GM Andrew Berry and HC Kevin Stefanski have showed a willingness to take alternative routes. From moving on from WR Odell Beckham Jr. during the middle of the season, trading for QB Deshaun Watson despite over 20 allegations or moving on from QB Baker Mayfield after he led the team to the playoffs, Berry and Stefanski march to their own drummer.

A much smaller, but possibly more unique, decision was made on Wednesday by the team. A day after cutting OL David Moore, the Browns signed DT David Moore to their practice squad.

This is not a case of two different players with the same name instead the team is moving the former offensive lineman to defensive tackle.

Moore played three years at Grambling State after taking a redshirt in 2016. As a guard, Moore was a stout player that had power and speed that impressed many during draft evaluations. At just under 6’2″ but weighing over 320 pounds, Moore could anchor in his blocks while also being able to get out on the move.

Needing development in his technique, Moore went undrafted in 2021. Moore signed with the Carolina Panthers before landing in Cleveland.

According to Browns HC Kevin Stefanski, the team saw Moore’s ability to play on the defensive line last year:

Despite that, Moore worked with the offensive line throughout training camp and is only now moving to the other side of the ball. His physical traits, short and stout, fit well on the interior of the defensive line but it is extremely rare for the change to be made after training camp instead of before.

Perhaps all of Cleveland’s unique moves work out. This one doesn’t have the importance of Beckham, Watson or Mayfield but, in some ways, flies even more in the face of conventional thinking in the NFL.

Only time will tell if unique and different are the roads to success for the Browns.

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