NFL news roundup: Panthers sign veteran RT Taylor Moton to two-year, $44 million extension

INJURIES

• OT Kaleb McGary will miss a significant amount of time with a left leg injury and injured reserve is a possibility, head coach Raheem Morris said Friday. McGary was carted off the practice field Wednesday after sustaining the injury.

ROSTER CUTS

• WR Jalen Virgil waived/injured

SIGNINGS

• OT Taylor Moton signed a two-year contract extension through the 2027 season, the team announced. Moton's deal is worth $44 million and includes $40 million guaranteed, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported on Friday, per sources. The Panthers veteran's new $22 million APY is tied for fourth among right tackles with Green Bay's Zach Tom. Moton was due $17.5M this year, the final year of his deal. The starting right tackle has started 113 of 129 games played since joining Carolina as a 2017 second-round pick.

INJURIES

• LB Nic Scourton, who suffered a collapsed lung last week, is doing well and could return to practice next week, per head coach Dave Canales
• LB Princely Umanmielen is fine after suffering a shoulder injury during Thursday's preseason game against the Steelers, per Canales.

OTHER NEWS

• Canales deferred to GM Dan Morgan when asked about trade speculation regarding veteran WR Adam Thielen. "Until the conversations really get real, there's not a lot to talk about," Canales said, per the team's official website.

INJURIES

• DE Austin Booker has a knee injury and will be out a few weeks, head coach Ben Johnson told reporters.
• LB Tremaine Edmunds has a soft-issue injury but it isn't considered to be a long-term concern, per Johnson.

INJURIES

• RB Jaydon Blue told reporters following Friday's preseason game that he sprained the same ankle that he'd previously injured in training camp.

OTHER NEWS

• Head coach Brian Schottenheimer told reporters Friday that he remains confident that DE Micah Parsons will play in Week 1 despite his contract dispute with the club.

ROSTER CUTS

• DB Gregory Junior

ROSTER CUTS

• OL Keaton Sutherland

TRYOUTS

• LB Maxwell Tooley

ROSTER CUTS

• WR Xavier Johnson waived/injured
• TE Dalton Keene

ROSTER CUTS

• DT Kyle Peko was among 14 players cut by the Patriots, coach Mike Vrabel announced Friday.

ROSTER CUTS

• WR Zach Pascal was among eight players released by the Giants on Friday.

INJURIES

• CB TJ Moore remains hospitalized after suffering a leg injury during Thursday's preseason game and will undergo surgery on Friday or Saturday, per head coach Brian Daboll.

INJURIES

• QB Tyrod Taylor (knee) is expected to be ready for Week 1, head coach Aaron Glenn told reporters.
• DB Ryan Cooper Jr. placed on injured reserve

SIGNINGS

• DE Jereme Robinson

INJURIES

• WR Johnny Wilson has been placed on season-ending injured reserve.

INJURIES

• QB Tanner McKee (finger) is dealing with an injured finger on his throwing hand. McKee did not play Friday against the Jets and head coach Nick Sirianni was non-committal about McKee's availability for Week 1.

ROSTER CUTS

• QB Logan Woodside was among 11 players released by Pittsburgh on Friday.

INJURIES

• DT Derrick Harmon is expected to miss a month after suffering a MCL sprain during Thursday's preseason game against the Panthers, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. Harmon could potentially start the season on injured reserve, Rapoport added.

TRADE NEWS

• San Francisco is expected to acquire RB Brian Robinson in a trade with Washington in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round draft pick, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported.

SIGNINGS

• CB Tre Avery

ROSTER CUTS

• WR Jaden Smith waived with injury designation

TRADE NEWS

• Washington is expected to trade RB Brian Robinson to San Francisco in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round draft pick, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported.