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NFL rosters have 114 NC players
With the NFL season kicking off this week, football fans across the state can agree on one thing. We hate Cleveland. The Browns are the only NFL team without a North Carolina product on their […]
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Garner’s Keion White a perfect match for Patriots
After his pro day at Georgia Tech, defensive end Keion White said something that proved to be prophetic. “I’m a pretty nonchalant guy,” the former Garner High standout and high school teammate of Nyheim Hines […]
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Tom Brady retires at 45, insisting this time it’s ‘for good’
TAMPA, Fla. — This time, Tom Brady says he’s done for good. The seven-time Super Bowl winner with New England and Tampa Bay announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday, exactly one year after […]
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Battle royale: Panthers, Patriots tussle; fan injured
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — A day after a pair of fights resulted in five players being kicked out of the first joint practice between the Panthers and Patriots, two more incidents — including one in which […]
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After 22 seasons dominating the NFL, Tom Brady is retiring
TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady is retiring from the NFL after an unprecedented career in which he won seven Super Bowls and set numerous passing records, his company’s Twitter account said Saturday. The 44-year-old Brady […]
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Offense deserts Panthers in loss to Patriots
CHARLOTTE — The Carolina Panthers got back their starting quarterback and All-Pro running back, but it didn’t help Sunday at Bank of America Stadium. The Panthers managed just two first-half field goals and lost for […]
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Stephon Gilmore excited to join Panthers
CHARLOTTE — Stephon Gilmore said he’s excited to join the hometown Carolina Panthers team that he grew up rooting for and doesn’t harbor any ill feelings toward the New England Patriots, who traded him away […]
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Rock Hill native Stephon Gilmore traded to Panthers
CHARLOTTE — Stephon Gilmore is headed home. The Carolina Panthers have acquired veteran cornerback and 2019 NFL Defensive Player of the Year from the New England Patriots for a 2023 sixth-round draft pick. The […]
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WCU great, 3-time Super Bowl champion David Patten dies in motorcycle accident
David Patten, the wide receiver who went from undrafted out of Western Carolina to a three-time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots, died Saturday night following in a motorcycle accident in Columbia, South […]
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Report: Pats cut Cam Newton, rookie Mac Jones will start at QB
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Mac Jones era in New England has begun. The Patriots released Cam Newton on Tuesday, clearing the way for the rookie to open the season as New England’s quarterback, according to […]