A contingent of prominent NFL players will travel to the Middle East this summer to visit American troops as part of the 2013 NFL-USO tour. The group is headlined by Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt, Broncos linebacker Von Miller and Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith. The NFL has partnered with the USO on overseas missions to support American troops for more than 45 years. ...more

Coming off a career-year in 2012, Carolina Panthers veteran defensive tackle Dwan Edwards hopes to return to the Panthers for the 2013 season. Edwards, an eight-year veteran, recorded a career-high six sacks and 52 tackles last season. The former Oregon State lineman may command a more lucrative contract than the one-year, $1.5 million deal he received in 2012. ...more

Pittsburgh's Mike Wallace will be one of the biggest names on the market when free agency begins in March. On Tuesday, Carolina coach Ron Rivera hinted that Wallace may be one of the big names that the Panthers go after. ...more

The Carolina Panthers are planning to keep Jonathan Stewart and DeAngelo Williams in Charlotte, according to Joe Person of the Charlotte Observer. ...more

When new Carolina Panthers general manager Dave Gettleman inherited the position last month, his team was in salary-cap purgatory by being roughly $15 million over the cap. Gettleman has worked feverishly to get the Panthers under the cap by restructuring deals for running back Jonathan Stewart and center Ryan Kalil. ...more