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| Giants bring back Short |
NFL Football |
04/19/2006 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - The New York Giants brought back a familiar face on Wednesday, signing linebacker Brandon Short. Short spent the first four years of his career with the Giants then left to play the last two years with the Carolina Panthers. He started 15 of 16 regular-season games and two of three postseason contests last season with the Panthers, and ended the campaign, including the playoffs, with 80 tackles and a half sack. In the two games that Short didn't start last year, the Panthe |
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| LB Brandon Short returns to Giants |
NFL Football |
04/19/2006 |
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -The New York Giants added depth at linebacker, signing Brandon Short on Wednesday. Short spent the first four years of his career with the Giants before playing the last two seasons with the Carolina Panthers. ``The Giants have always been a class organization, and I'm happy to be back and be a part of it,'' Short said. ``I have great memories of my time here.'' Short was a fourth-round draft choice of the Giants in 2000, and was a reserve on New York's NFC Championship team |
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| This Day in Sports |
This Day in Sports |
04/18/2006 |
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| ory. She also won the race in 2000 and 2001. Alan Culpepper of Colorado was the top American with a fourth-place finish. - Lance Armstrong announced his retirement from pro cycling, following the 2005 Tour de France, an event he has won six times. - Carolina Panthers linebackers coach Sam Mills died from intestinal cancer. He was 45. Mills, who was diagnosed with cancer in August of 2003, had served as a Panthers coach for the past six seasons. - Monday Night Football will now be seen on ESPN starting in 2006 af |
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| Panthers sign Adams |
NFL Football |
04/13/2006 |
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| Charlotte, NC (MySportsbook) - The Carolina Panthers signed unrestricted free agent linebacker Keith Adams on Thursday. Adams started 16 games last season with the Philadelphia Eagles, recording a career-high 101 tackles. The 26-year-old had spent the previous two years as a special teams ace for Philadelphia before earning the starting weak side linebacker job during the team's 2004 Super Bowl run. Originally a seventh round draft pick of Dallas in 2001, Adams was claimed off waivers by the Eagles midway thr |
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| Panthers sign LB Adams |
NFL Football |
04/13/2006 |
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -The Carolina Panthers signed free-agent linebacker Keith Adams on Thursday to add depth at a position that has been decimated this offseason. Carolina lost two starters this winter - Will Witherspoon signed a free-agent contract with the St. Louis Rams and Brandon Short was released in a salary-cap move. Adams, who started 16 games last season for the Philadelphia Eagles and had a career-high 101 tackles, is expected to compete with Thomas Davis and Adam Seward for the outside lineba |
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| Keyshawn Johnson makes first Charlotte public appearance |
NFL Football |
04/12/2006 |
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| n attended an NBA game in Charlotte he was viciously booed and security guards followed him out of the building to ensure his safety. That was almost four months ago, when Johnson was a member of the Dallas Cowboys. Now that he's a member of the Carolina Panthers, the wide receiver is one of the most popular guys in Charlotte. Johnson received a rousing ovation shortly after settling into his courtside seat at Wednesday night's game between the Bobcats and the Memphis Grizzlies. It was his first public app |
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| Dolphins sign safety Cooper |
NFL Football |
04/06/2006 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - The Miami Dolphins signed safety Deke Cooper to a one-year contract on Wednesday. Cooper, 28, spent the last three seasons in the league with the Jaguars. Last year, started 12 of the 16 games in which he played at strong safety, and recorded 80 tackles and one interception. In four seasons, Cooper has played in 56 games, recording 190 tackles, three picks and a sack. He played his first season in the league with the Carolina Panthers. |
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| Line of Scrimmage: Saints hold the first-round keys |
NFL Football |
04/05/2006 |
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| ky in protecting Michael Vick. There is a possibility that the Falcons will trade backup quarterback Matt Schaub and in turn add another first-day selection, but completing a trade for Schaub would give Atlanta a need for a new backup signal-caller. Carolina Panthers (11-5) First Pick: No. 27 - Number of Selections: 7 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 7) The Panthers are set to make changes at linebacker, after two 2005 starters, Will Witherspoon (Rams) and Brandon Short (cut), both departed. The team could move '05 first-roun |
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| Hamdan, Lindstrom & Bergeron earn NFL Europe weekly honors |
NFL-EURO |
04/04/2006 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - A pair of Seattle Seahawks, quarterback GIBRAN HAMDAN and punter GABE LINDSTROM, along with linebacker DAVID BERGERON of the Carolina Panthers, are the NFL Europe League Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played the third week of the season (April 1-2), the league announced today. Hamdan compiled the highest possible passer rating of 158.3 by completing 12 of 15 attempts for 189 yards and three touchdowns, leading the Amsterdam Admirals to a 38-2 |
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| Lions sign Bashir to one-year deal |
NFL Football |
03/30/2006 |
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| === Allen Park, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Lions announced on Wednesday they have signed free agent safety Idrees Bashir to a one-year contract. Terms of the deal were not released. Bashir is coming off a disappointing one-year stint with the Carolina Panthers. He played a reserve role in 11 games and recorded just two tackles before being placed on injured reserve with a leg injury. The Memphis product is a five-year veteran and had started 51 games in four seasons with the Indianapolis Colts. In his car |
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