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    CHARLOTTE, N.C.: Pro Bowl defensive end Derrick Brown is staying in Carolina. Brown agreed to a four-year, $96 million extension that includes $63.1 million in guaranteed money on Friday, according to his agents Drew Rosenhaus, Jason Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey. Brown, a first-round pick in 2000 out of Auburn, is coming off a year in which he set an NFL record for tackles by a defensive lineman with 103, breaking the mark of 98 set by Miami’s Christian Wilkins in 2022. Tackles became an official...

  • Panthers, Derrick Brown agree to 4-year, $96 million extension, per sources: Why it needed to get done

    The and defensive tackle have agreed to a multi-year extension, the team announced Friday. The extension is for four years and $96 million, including $63.2 million guaranteed, league sources confirmed to The Athletic. Brown is coming off his first Pro Bowl season which saw him tally a career-high 103 total tackles. He also totaled two sacks, an interception and six passed defended in 2023. The 25-year-old has spent all four of his seasons with Carolina after the franchise selected him with...

  • Patriots agree to terms with S Kyle Dugger on four-year extension worth up to $66 million

    New England has struck a deal to avoid the transition tag. The Patriots agreed to terms with safety Kyle Dugger on a four-year, $58 million extension that can be worth up to $66 million and comes with $32.5 million guaranteed, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported Sunday morning along with NFL.com's Eric Edholm. The extension takes place of the transition tag that New England placed on Dugger in March. That tag, which was worth $13.8 million, was a one-year tender based...