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Panthers sign 2 players on Monday

The Panthers are bringing two new faces after a workout on Monday.

Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales appears to be bringing another familiar face into the fold.

As first reported by Greg Auman of FOX Sports, the team is set to sign outside linebacker Cam Gill after workout on Monday,. Gill has spent his entire four-year NFL career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, for whom Canales served as the offensive coordinator during the 2023 campaign.

A Sumter, S.C. native, Gill attended Wagner College from 2016 to 2019. He ended his stay in Staten Island, N.Y. with a decorated career—being honored as a two-time NEC Defensive Player of the Year and a two-time First-team All-NEC selection.

Gill, who went undrafted in 2020, would be signed by Tampa Bay. Over his 40 games for the Buccaneers, he amassed 29 combined tackles (one for a loss), 2.5 sacks and four quarterback hits.

The bulk of Gill’s work came on special teams, as the 6-foot-3, 240-pounder registered 768 total snaps on the unit in three seasons.

Carolina, per an official release, has also signed defensive lineman TJ Smith. Smith, 6-foot-3, 300 pounds, appeared in five games for the Minnesota Vikings between 2021 and 2023.

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Vikings sign DT T.J. Smith to the practice squad, place Harrison Hand on COVID-19/Reserve list

Vikings fans, give a warm welcome to DT T.J. Smith.

For the second time this week, the Vikings placed a cornerback on the COVID-19/reserve list.

Minnesota had to put Harrison Hand on the list this time. Earlier this week, the Vikings did the same with cornerback Cameron Dantzler. Dantzler said on Twitter that he has received one of the COVID-19 vaccines. Hand was also on the COVID-19/Reserve list earlier this season.

Minnesota wasn’t done there. The Vikings also signed DT T.J. Smith to the team’s practice squad. The move comes after Minnesota released WR Whop Philyor from the practice squad earlier in the week.

Smith, an Arkansas product, signed with the Chargers in undrafted free agency during the 2020 offseason. He was with the Chargers practice squad before he signed with the Vikings practice squad.

He has the ability to play in different techniques across the defensive line, though he may have trouble finding his way into playing time with how deep the Vikings are on the interior of that position group. The team signing Smith doesn’t necessarily mean that Michael Pierce’s MRI did not go well.