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Panthers finalizing three-year deal with Teddy Bridgewater

Teddy Bridgewater is finalizing a three-year deal with the Carolina Panthers.
Bridgewater’s contract will reportedly be worth about $60 million total.
The Panthers have granted Cam Newton permission to seek a trade, as Bridgewater is in line to replace him at QB

Teddy Bridgewater is finalizing a three-year deal with the Carolina Panthers.
Bridgewater’s contract will reportedly be worth about $60 million total.
The Panthers have granted Cam Newton permission to seek a trade, as Bridgewater is in line to replace him at QB

(Saints) Panthers finalizing three-year deal with Teddy Bridgewater

Teddy Bridgewater is finalizing a three-year deal with the Carolina Panthers.
Bridgewater’s contract will reportedly be worth about $60 million total.
The Panthers have granted Cam Newton permission to seek a trade, as Bridgewater is in line to replace him at QB

Teddy Bridgewater is finalizing a three-year deal with the Carolina Panthers.
Bridgewater’s contract will reportedly be worth about $60 million total.
The Panthers have granted Cam Newton permission to seek a trade, as Bridgewater is in line to replace him at QB

(Saints) Panthers agree to three-year deal with Teddy Bridgewater

Teddy Bridgewater has agreed to a three-year deal with the Carolina Panthers.
Bridgewater’s contract is reportedly worth about $60 million total.
The Panthers have granted Cam Newton permission to seek a trade, as Bridgewater is in line to replace him at QB

Teddy Bridgewater has agreed to a three-year deal with the Carolina Panthers.
Bridgewater’s contract is reportedly worth about $60 million total.
The Panthers have granted Cam Newton permission to seek a trade, as Bridgewater is in line to replace him at QB

Report: Chargers in the mix for QB Cam Newton

The Los Angeles Chargers are in the mix for the 30-year old signal-caller.

The Chargers are in a race with the Buccaneers for quarterback Tom Brady.

However, Los Angeles could be eyeing another signal-caller if their plans don’t fall through with Brady.

The Carolina Panthers announced Tuesday they were allowing QB Cam Newton to seek a trade. And according to ESPN’s Josina Anderson, the Bolts are considering Newton

“As much as Chargers ownership wants to chase Tom Brady (and it does), Panthers Cam Newton fits more of the style/scheme of the QB that has intrigued the coaching staff heading into this offseason. Staff wants a QB that can move and create plays. Ownership wants to sell tickets,” Yahoo Sports’ Charles Robinson said.

Newton was the No. 1 overall selection of the 2011 NFL Draft. He is a three-time Pro Bowler with a league MVP, Offensive Player of the Year and Offensive Rookie of the Year. He led the Panthers to the playoffs four times, including a trip to Super Bowl 50 during the 2015 campaign.

In nine seasons, Newton has thrown for 29,041 yards and 182 touchdowns. On the ground, he has 4,806 yards and 58 touchdowns on 934 carries.

Despite the polished resume, Newton does come with some concern, particularly the injury bug.

He suffered a foot injury during a 2019 preseason game, and after struggling through the first two games of the regular season, Newton missed the remainder of the campaign and was forced to get surgery. Prior to that, he had two injuries, including a shoulder injury that required surgery.

Unlike Brady, Newton (30) is younger and offers more of an athletic skillset, which is something the Chargers offense has been wanting to employ.

Report: Bills agree to terms with DE Mario Addison

Addison, who previously played for the Panthers, landed a three-year deal in Buffalo.

The Bills have made their third roster move in the dying hours of Monday evening, adding defensive end Mario Addison.

Addison, 32, who previously played for the Panthers, landed a three-year deal in Buffalo per ESPN’s Marcel Louis-Jacques. Terms of the deal have yet to be reported.

Addison entered the NFL in 2011 as an undrafted rookie and jumped around from the Bears to the Colts and finally to the Redskins before finding a long-term home in Carolina.

Addison played in Carolina since 2012, getting after it under the close watch of Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane, both of whom were also with the Panthers prior to joining the Bills.

In 126 career games, Addison has made 222 tackles and recorded 55 sacks. Since 2016, he’s notched at least nine sacks every season, recording 9.5, 11, nine, and 9.5 last season, respectively, over the past four years.

While Addison isn’t a younger replacement for Shaq Lawson, 25, who the Bills lost in free agency to the Dolphins earlier in the day, he’s still a talented player who can thrive in Buffalo. During his first five NFL seasons, he played in 19 total games, meaning his tread isn’t as bad as it could be. In addition, the Bills run a heavy rotation along their defensive line as well. For reference, Lawson only played in 47 percent of snaps on the Bills defense in 15 games played last season. Perhaps a system Addison can produce in.

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NFL sets salary cap at $198.2 million

The NFL has announced the salary cap figure for 2020.

With players voting to approve the proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement, the NFL is starting to move forward with its business for the 2020 season. The league released the salary cap amount for the upcoming season, which will be $198.2 million.

The offiical number is slightly lower than what most were projecting, which was about $200 million, but still around what was projected.

For the Carolina Panthers, according to Spotrac, they have an estimated cap of $207.2 million (the Panthers are rolling over approximately $9 million from 2019 cap), the team will be sitting with about $33 million after removing Dontari Poe’s option.

They currently have three players with cap hits of more than $10 million for 2020: QB Cam Newton ($21.1 million), DL Kawann Short ($20.314 million) and OT Russell Okung ($13,031,250), with 54 players under contract.

 

Chargers release former Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis

The Chargers have released former Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis along with defensive tackle Brandon Mebane.
Davis of course played for Carolina for 14 years before getting released in 2019.
The Panthers do happen to need more help at linebacker after the retirement of Luke Kuechly.
There’s no word yet on what Davis plans to do and it wouldn’t come as a surprise if he wants to continue playing.
However, if there is interest, signing him to a one-day contract so he can retire as a Panther is probably the best move

The Chargers have released former Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis along with defensive tackle Brandon Mebane.
Davis of course played for Carolina for 14 years before getting released in 2019.
The Panthers do happen to need more help at linebacker after the retirement of Luke Kuechly.
There’s no word yet on what Davis plans to do and it wouldn’t come as a surprise if he wants to continue playing.
However, if there is interest, signing him to a one-day contract so he can retire as a Panther is probably the best move

Chargers release former Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis

The Chargers have released former Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis along with defensive tackle Brandon Mebane.
Davis of course played for Carolina for 14 years before getting released in 2019.
The Panthers do happen to need more help at linebacker after the retirement of Luke Kuechly.
There’s no word yet on what Davis plans to do and it wouldn’t come as a surprise if he wants to continue playing.
However, if there is interest, signing him to a one-day contract so he can retire as a Panther is probably the best move

The Chargers have released former Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis along with defensive tackle Brandon Mebane.
Davis of course played for Carolina for 14 years before getting released in 2019.
The Panthers do happen to need more help at linebacker after the retirement of Luke Kuechly.
There’s no word yet on what Davis plans to do and it wouldn’t come as a surprise if he wants to continue playing.
However, if there is interest, signing him to a one-day contract so he can retire as a Panther is probably the best move

Trai Turner talks about being traded to Chargers

Trai Turner talks about his reaction when he found out he was traded from the Carolina Panthers to the Los Angeles Chargers.

The Chargers and Panthers made a move out of left field last week, agreeing to swap offensive linemen. Los Angeles received guard Trai Turner, while Carolina got offensive tackle in return.

The move sent shockwaves because while Okung was considered a cut candidate to clear up some salary cap space, no one thought they were going to trade him.

But like Turner said in a recent interview with Sirius XM NFL Radio, the NFL is a business.

Turner, the five-time Pro Bowl, was surprised when he found out that he was shipped, but he is embracing it and is happy to take his talents to the West Coast.

The trade will become complete when the new league year begins on March 18.

The short yet full interview can be found below:

13 things to know about Bills CB Josh Norman

13 things to know about Buffalo Bills reportedly signed cornerback Josh Norman.

The Buffalo Bills have reportedly added former All-Pro cornerback Josh Norman to their secondary on Monday.

While free agency doesn’t open until March 18, Norman was already previously released by the Redskins last month so the Bills were able to sign him.

With the addition of Norman to the Bills’ secondary, here are 13 things to know about him:

Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator Sean McDermott. Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports

All-Pro under McDermott

The biggest and most-pointed out aspect of Norman’s past is the one he has in relation to the Bills head coach, Sean McDermott. Prior to joining the Bills, McDermott was the Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator from 2011 to 2016. During that time, Norman was there from 2012 to 2015.

In that final season came Norman’s best season as a pro. He was named an All-Pro after putting together a strong year which included 56 tackles, 18 pass breakups, four interceptions and three forced fumbles. That year the Panthers eventually fell in the Super Bowl to the Denver Broncos. Overall, the Panthers were the No. 6 overall defense in the NFL in 2015, falling to No. 12 without Norman the following season.

The clear thinking for the Bills here is that Norman can return to that All-Pro 2015 form if he’s playing McDermott’s defensive scheme once again.

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