SAM DARNOLD FIFTH-YEAR OPTION PANTHERS MAKE COMMITMENT TO NEW FRANCHISE QB AFTER DAY 1 OF 2021 NFL DRAFT

can dig his heels into the Charlotte area this offseason, because he doesn't nece sarily have to worry about playing anywhere else when 2022 rolls around. The executed his fifth-year option, the team announced, pulling the trigger shortly after the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft concluded. In doing so, Darnold will earn $18.9 million in 2022, a

The has suspended free agent defensive lineman for the first 17 weeks of the 2023 regular season for violating the league's policy on performance enhancing substances.Details on what substance caused the suspension were not made public. There is no word on whether Bledsoe will attempt to appeal the suspension. With the regular season being 18 weeks