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The Carolina Panthers appeared to settle their quarterback situation when they traded for Baker Mayfield. But since dealing for the formerly disgruntled Cleveland Browns signal caller, they’ve maintained that he’ll engage in an open competition with incumbent Sam Darnold. On Saturday, head coach Matt Rhule revealed the earliest date he anticipates naming a starter. Check in with him after the Patriots game. “I’m not putting a timetable on the quarterback position until after we get back from… Source link

With the offseason quarterback carousel mostly ground to a stop, a few questions about starting positions around the league remain. The Carolina Panthers lead that list. For now, it sounds like Sam Darnold is the plan. Until a better option comes along. General manager Scott Fitterer addressed the subject in a news conference on Friday. He confirmed that Darnold has the locker room lead at the position. “Sam’s on the roster as I sit here right now,” Fitterer said. “He’s in the lead for… Source link

Cam Newton‘s streak of five straight starts for the Carolina Panthers is coming to an end. Head coach Matt Rhule announced on Wednesday that Sam Darnold, not Newton, would start Week 17’s game against the New Orleans Saints. Newton was signed by the Panthers after Week 9 when Darnold, who had began the season as QB1, went down with a partially fractured scapula. Newton appeared on the field a few times in Week 10, scoring two touchdowns over just nine offensive snaps. That win for the… Source link