Carolina Panthers

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - The Minnesota Vikings have signed kickoff specialist Rhys Lloyd to a two-year contract.

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The Carolina Panthers tendered qualifying offers to eight of their 11 restricted free agents on Wednesday.

As expected, linebacker Thomas Davis and quarterback Matt Moore got the highest qualifying offer—a first-and-third round tender—which should be enough to deter other NFL teams from signing them to an offer sheet. Meanwhile, tight end Jeff King, cornerback Richard Marshall and defensive tackle Louis Leonard received second-round tenders, and linebacker James Anderson, defensive tackle Tank Tyler and cornerback C.J. Wilson received the original-round tenders, meaning the compensation for losing them is equal to the round in which they were originally drafted. The Panthers have seven days to match an offer from another team should any of those players sign an offer...

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Panthers added to their purge of veterans on Monday with the release of longtime fullback Brad Hoover, leaving Carolina with only three players on the roster older than 30.

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The Panthers added to their purge of veterans on Monday with the release of longtime fullback Brad Hoover, leaving Carolina with only three players on the roster older than 30. Letting 33-year-old Hoover go saves the Panthers close to $1 million in payroll for the 2010 season and ends his 10-year stay in Carolina.

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Two-time Pro Bowl nose tackle Vince Wilfork has agreed to a long-term contract that will keep him with the New England Patriots.

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It was the first free agency day without a salary cap since 1993, and the fear was that with labor unrest on the...

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Free agent quarterback David Carr arrived in the Bay Area on Friday to visit with the San Francisco 49ers.

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Jake Delhomme walked into the interview room with red eyes and sunglasses in his hand, joking that his allergies were bad. He started crying before he could get a word out. Acknowledging he was "blindsided" by his release, Delhomme on Friday vowed his career wasn't over in an emotional day that marked the end of an era and left his former bosses in tears, too.

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For the second straight offseason, the Chicago Bears have made the biggest splash in the NFL.

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The word out of Football News Now last night was that former Carolina Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers has...

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