Former NFL Agent Pleads Guilty To Paying Three Ex-UNC Football Players

Terry Watson, an ex-NFL agent who represented Cortland Finnegan and a handful of other players, agreed to a plea deal in a North Carolina court this afternoon and was sentenced to suspended jail sentence of six-to-eight months for providing three NFL-bound UNC players with money in 2010. Because his sentence is…

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Rape Charge Against Ray McDonald Dropped 

The rape charge against former San Francisco 49er and Chicago Bear Ray McDonald was dismissed today after the woman told a judge that she just wanted to put the case behind her, according to the San Jose Mercury News. The woman also reached a financial settlement with McDonald, the Mercury News reported, and she told…

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Panthers sign Pro Bowl DT Kawann Short to 5-year extension (Yahoo Sports)

Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Kawann Short (99), guard Andrew Norwell (68), tight end Greg Olsen (88) and guard Ryan Wendell (62) run onto the field during player introductions before an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Fla., Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

The Carolina Panthers made sure Kawann Short’s contract situation wasn’t going to end the same away Josh Norman’s did a year ago. The Panthers signed Short, their franchise player, to a five-year contract extension on Monday, keeping the Pro Bowl defensive tackle with the team through the 2021 season. In 2016, the Panthers had place the franchise tag on Norman, an All-Pro cornerback, only to later rescind the offer after being unable to reach terms on a contract extension.


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