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Offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie signed his two-year, $7 million contract Wednesday and attended a voluntary conditioning workout. It's all part of a deal that led to his return to the Super Bowl champions. McKinnie agreed to play at a lighter wei...

Earlier, we told you about New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees being included on a list of America's most influential athletes. Well, it looks like Brees doesn't have as much influence with one group. That's the fine folks over at Pro Footba...

Largely due to salary-cap limitations, the Carolina Panthers haven't made huge changes this offseason. They'll have a starting lineup similar to what they opened last season with. But the good news is they'll be getting multiple players back that mis...

No NFC South player will take up a larger share of his team's salary cap in 2013 than New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees. He's counting $17.4 million, which easily places him well above anyone else in the division. Let's take a look at which NFC S...

Atlanta Falcons In his introductory news conference, Osi Umenyiora thanked his former general manager, Jerry Reese, for helping him land in Atlanta, ESPNNewYork.com's Ohm Youngmisuk reports. As the draft season heats up, Dawson Devitt of the At...

Let's take a run through some afternoon news and notes from all corners of the NFC South: ATLANTA FALCONS In this radio interview, free-agent safety William Moore said he doesn't have "the slightest idea" if he'll re-sign with the Falcons. May...

Let's continue our look at the top 2013 salary-cap figures for each NFC South team with the Carolina Panthers. They're in the process of getting below the salary cap before the start of the league year (March 12) and still have to trim about $10 m...

Let's take a look at some news and notes from around the division: TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS Roy Cummings points out that New York has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. That could be a problem for defensive end Da'Quan Bowers, who was c...

The Carolina Panthers have begun the process of trying to get under the salary cap prior to the start of free agency. The Panthers have restructured the contract of center Ryan Kalil. The move frees up about $2.2 million. That leaves the Panthers ...

Carolina veteran left tackle Jordan Gross showed no signs of wearing down in 2012. Gross appeared in all but four of the Panthers' 1,030 offensive plays. Gross was on the field for a team-high 99.61 percent of the offensive snaps. Let's take a ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Let's take a few minutes away from the Super Bowl hype to take a run through some headlines from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS Mark Bradley writes that the odds on the Falcons leaving Atlanta if they don't get a new stadiu...

In the end, the Carolina Panthers wound up selecting the right offensive coordinator. Joseph Person reports that quarterbacks coach Mike Shula has been promoted to fill the offensive coordinator spot that came open when Rob Chudzinski was hired as...

Dave Gettleman said almost all the right things as he officially was introduced as the general manager of the Carolina Panthers on Tuesday. He talked about how he's confident how he can work with coach Ron Rivera and staff the team already has in ...

At least to some degree, you can blame injuries for Carolina's 7-9 season. According to The Dallas Morning News, the Panthers had 65 missed starts due to injury. Only six teams had more missed starts. The Panthers lost key players like Chris Ga...

Ron Rivera is staying as the coach of the Carolina Panthers, but that doesn't mean he's off the hot seat. Owner Jerry Richardson's Saturday decision to keep his coach means Rivera will enter the 2013 season on a seat that might be the hottest in ...

Five things to know and my all-division team. Division MVP: Matt Ryan, Falcons. You can make a case for him as the MVP of the entire league. With one game remaining in his fifth season, Ryan already has career highs in completions (394), passing y...