6:37 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers wide receiver Shi Smith was arrested Friday on charges of possession of an unlawful handgun and a narcotic with intent to distribute, according to Union County, South Carolina, records. Smith, 23, was released from the county detention center on a $5,000 bond for the drug charge and
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Mar 25, 2022 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers general manager Scott Fitterer, less than a month after saying the starting quarterback job was “open,” on Friday said Sam Darnold was “in the lead for that job.” “We want him to take it and run with it,” Fitterer said. “But we’re gonna add a lot of
6:00 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — After Kansas City traded Tyreek Hill on Wednesday, ESPN’s Bill Barnwell speculated on social media that the Chiefs might reach out to the Baltimore Ravens about acquiring Marquise “Hollywood” Brown to fill their need for a speedy wide receiver. This line of thinking was not well received by
7:14 AM ET Free-agent quarterback Trevor Siemian has reached agreement on a two-year deal with the Chicago Bears, according to his agent, Mike McCartney. Siemian joins a Bears quarterback room that includes 2021 first-rounder Justin Fields, and the 30-year-old will likely compete with or supplant Nick Foles as Fields’ backup in 2022. He spent the
Mar 24, 2022 The Kansas City Chiefs added a veteran wide receiver to their roster on Thursday, a day after trading star wide receiver Tyreek Hill. Marquez Valdes-Scantling signed a contract with the Chiefs, the team announced. Terms were not disclosed but a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that it’s a three-year, $30 million deal
6:45 AM ET NFL experts The 2022 NFL free agency deals are just now starting to slow down, but a handful of the top names are still on the market. Numerous playmakers and impact talents have agreed to terms for 2022 and beyond, and we’ve seen some wild movement on the trade market, especially under
7:00 AM ET No one thinks about NFL overtime until it happens, which isn’t that often in the grand scheme of things and is usually pretty tame when it does. But all hell breaks loose when the format impacts the outcome of a playoff game, as it did in January’s divisional matchup between the Buffalo
1:53 PM ET CHICAGO — Providence coach Ed Cooley is a huge New England Patriots fan, and now has another reason to support his favorite NFL team. The Patriots lent Providence their team plane to help transport support staff members and some fans to Chicago for Friday’s NCAA tournament Sweet 16 matchup against top-seeded Kansas.
6:05 PM ET ESPN News Services OXFORD, Miss. — Mississippi quarterback Matt Corral showed off his right arm and his apparently healthy right ankle for NFL teams. Corral threw for representatives of almost every NFL team at the Ole Miss pro day on Wednesday, including at least four head coaches: the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ Mike Tomlin,
7:45 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins on Tuesday reached agreement with offensive tackle Terron Armstead on a five-year deal worth up to $87.5 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, locking up one of the top free agents of the 2022 cycle. The deal includes $43.37 million in guaranteed money, the