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USA Today
5 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Panthers announce CB change in roster move on Friday
The Carolina Panthers made a swap in their secondary on Friday. As announced this afternoon, the team has signed cornerback Mello Dotson. Fellow corner MJ Devonshire, who sustained a hamstring injury during the first week of training camp, has been waived-injured to make room on the roster. Dotson, a Daytona Beach, Fla. native, spent his five-year collegiate career at the University of Kansas. He was named a first-team All-Big 12 selection in 2024, where he tallied a conference-leading five interceptions and an FBS-leading two interception returns for a touchdown. After going undrafted this past spring, Dotson signed on as a free agent with the Las Vegas Raiders. The 6-foot-1, 192-pounder would then be waived on July 22. Like Dotson, Devonshire got his NFL start in Las Vegas. The two-time second-team All-ACC member was selected by the Raiders in the seventh round of the 2024 draft. Devonshire found his way to Carolina on April 28, when the Panthers claimed him off waivers from the Raiders. Follow @ThePanthersWire on Twitter/X for more Panthers content.
NBC Sports
5 days ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Panthers sign CB Mello Dotson, waive CB MJ Devonshire
The Panthers swapped cornerbacks Friday. The team announced it has signed Mello Dotson and waived MJ Devonshire with an injury designation. The Raiders waived Dotson earlier this week. He had signed with Las Vegas as an undrafted free agent from Kansas. Dotson was a first-team All-Big 12 selection last year. During his college career, he intercepted 12 passes and returned four of them for touchdowns. Devonshire, a seventh-round pick of the Raiders in 2024, was claimed off waivers by the Panthers in April. He spent last season on the Raiders' practice squad before signing a futures deal in January.
USA Today
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Look: Kevin Dotson showed up to training camp with an incredible Rams-themed hairstyle
Dotson is all Rams all the time with his new yellow horns hairstyle There may not be a player more excited for training camp than Kevin Dotson. The Los Angeles Rams' starting right guard showed up at Loyola Marymount University on Tuesday sporting a new hairstyle and it's perfect for this time of year. He dyed his hair to look like a Rams helmet, rocking yellow horns just like Los Angeles' iconic lid. Dotson is the lifeblood of the team and always brings the energy every day, so he's the perfect player to rock this look. He made an appearance in this video posted by the Rams, showing players' arrivals at LMU on Tuesday – including Puka Nacua on a go-kart and Matthew Stafford in the same Dodgers hat he's been wearing for four years. It absolutely does not get better than this. K-Dot officially wins arrival day. Follow Rams Wire on X, Facebook and Threads for more coverage!
Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
5 causes for concern as Eagles enter training camp
After months of waiting, the Eagles have returned to the NovaCare Complex to kick off their 2025 season with a critical training camp. Philadelphia has one of the best rosters in the NFL with few holes or personnel deficits, and they'll hit the practice field entirely motivated after an offseason of slights and trash talk from looming opponents. With training camp just hours away, we're looking at five causes for concern this season for the defending Super Bowl champions. Super Bowl In NFL history, just nine teams have won back-to-back Super Bowls. The most recent team to win it back-to-back? The Chiefs, who won it all in 2022 and 2023. Philadelphia won the Super Bowl, so a hangover isn't the concern, but the ability to take the opposing team's best shot is something to monitor. Since 2004, 14 Super Bowl winners have returned to the playoffs, while five teams have missed the playoffs, including the 2022 Rams, who went 5-12 and missed the postseason. Saquon Barkley's health Before joining the Eagles, Saquon Barkley tore his ACL in 2020 and played just two games. That was the only season he failed to play in at least 13. A perceived history of 'injury' is overrated, but Barkley led the NFL with 378 touches last year, 4th-most in Eagles history. There was no drop-off during the postseason, but what happens this season, and how can Philadelphia avoid repeating history and a decline in production? Lack of dependable third WR Philadelphia is likely to carry four or five wide receivers on the depth chart, and a critical issue could be the lack of a reliable third wide receiver. Ainias Smith and Johnny Wilson were both draft picks who contributed on offense as rookies in 2024. Elijah Cooks and Danny Gray were on the practice squad last season. Cooks offers size at 6-4, 215 pounds. The player Eagles fans would prefer to break out is Jahan Dotson. Dotson was acquired just before the start of the 2024 season, so this marks the first Training Camp in Philadelphia for the former first-round pick out of Penn State. Dotson had a season-best 94 yards on seven catches in the regular-season finale, then scored his first touchdown as an Eagle in the Wild Card win over Green Bay. The Eagles' young group of defenders The defense has undergone an overhaul after defensive tackle Milton Williams (New England), Josh Sweat (Arizona), cornerback Darius Slay (Pittsburgh), cornerback Isaiah Rodgers (Minnesota), and linebacker Oren Burks (Cincinnati) all departed via free agency. OLB Nolan Smith: 24DT Jordan Davis: 25DT Jalen Carter: 24OLB Jalyx Hunt: 24LB Jihaad Campbell: 21LB Zack Baun: 28NCB Cooper DeJean: 22CB Quinyon Mitchell: 24CB Kelee Ringo: 23S Reed Blankenship: 26S Drew Mukuba: 22 The Eagles added ten talented rookies on NFL draft weekend. After watching 12 players depart in free agency, Roseman added two dynamic SEC linebackers, an All-American pass rusher, three offensive linemen, and an accomplished quarterback from Philadelphia. Of the list of potential Eagles starters, Zach Baun is the elder statesman at 28 years old. Is Kevin Patullo prepared for this moment? The Eagles' new offensive coordinator has never called plays in 20-plus years of coaching in college and the NFL. Patullo has worked with Hurts for four seasons, so he understands his likes, dislikes, strengths, and weaknesses. Patullo also fully grasps the capabilities of running back Saquon Barkley and wide receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. He'll need to hit the ground running. This article originally appeared on Eagles Wire: Eagles training camp: 5 causes for concern
USA Today
22-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
5 causes for concern as Eagles enter training camp
With training camp just hours away, we're looking at five causes for concern this season for the defending Super Bowl champions. After months of waiting, the Eagles have returned to the NovaCare Complex to kick off their 2025 season with a critical training camp. Philadelphia has one of the best rosters in the NFL with few holes or personnel deficits, and they'll hit the practice field entirely motivated after an offseason of slights and trash talk from looming opponents. With training camp just hours away, we're looking at five causes for concern this season for the defending Super Bowl champions. Super Bowl In NFL history, just nine teams have won back-to-back Super Bowls. The most recent team to win it back-to-back? The Chiefs, who won it all in 2022 and 2023. Philadelphia won the Super Bowl, so a hangover isn't the concern, but the ability to take the opposing team's best shot is something to monitor. Since 2004, 14 Super Bowl winners have returned to the playoffs, while five teams have missed the playoffs, including the 2022 Rams, who went 5-12 and missed the postseason. Saquon Barkley's health Before joining the Eagles, Saquon Barkley tore his ACL in 2020 and played just two games. That was the only season he failed to play in at least 13. A perceived history of 'injury' is overrated, but Barkley led the NFL with 378 touches last year, 4th-most in Eagles history. There was no drop-off during the postseason, but what happens this season, and how can Philadelphia avoid repeating history and a decline in production? Lack of dependable third WR Philadelphia is likely to carry four or five wide receivers on the depth chart, and a critical issue could be the lack of a reliable third wide receiver. Ainias Smith and Johnny Wilson were both draft picks who contributed on offense as rookies in 2024. Elijah Cooks and Danny Gray were on the practice squad last season. Cooks offers size at 6-4, 215 pounds. The player Eagles fans would prefer to break out is Jahan Dotson. Dotson was acquired just before the start of the 2024 season, so this marks the first Training Camp in Philadelphia for the former first-round pick out of Penn State. Dotson had a season-best 94 yards on seven catches in the regular-season finale, then scored his first touchdown as an Eagle in the Wild Card win over Green Bay. The Eagles' young group of defenders The defense has undergone an overhaul after defensive tackle Milton Williams (New England), Josh Sweat (Arizona), cornerback Darius Slay (Pittsburgh), cornerback Isaiah Rodgers (Minnesota), and linebacker Oren Burks (Cincinnati) all departed via free agency. OLB Nolan Smith: 24DT Jordan Davis: 25DT Jalen Carter: 24OLB Jalyx Hunt: 24LB Jihaad Campbell: 21LB Zack Baun: 28NCB Cooper DeJean: 22CB Quinyon Mitchell: 24CB Kelee Ringo: 23S Reed Blankenship: 26S Drew Mukuba: 22 The Eagles added ten talented rookies on NFL draft weekend. After watching 12 players depart in free agency, Roseman added two dynamic SEC linebackers, an All-American pass rusher, three offensive linemen, and an accomplished quarterback from Philadelphia. Of the list of potential Eagles starters, Zach Baun is the elder statesman at 28 years old. Is Kevin Patullo prepared for this moment? The Eagles' new offensive coordinator has never called plays in 20-plus years of coaching in college and the NFL. Patullo has worked with Hurts for four seasons, so he understands his likes, dislikes, strengths, and weaknesses. Patullo also fully grasps the capabilities of running back Saquon Barkley and wide receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. He'll need to hit the ground running.
