Panthers’ Brown gets $96M contract
Pro Bowl defensive end Derrick Brown agreed to a four-year, $96 million extension with Carolina that includes $63.1 million in guaranteed money, according to 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.
Tart signing with Dolphins: The Miami Dolphins are signing defensive tackle Teair Tart to a one-year deal to further bolster their defense. Tart started nine games for the Titans in 2023, with 21 tackles, eight tackles for loss and a sack before being waived in December.
Houston then claimed him off waivers, and Tart had three tackles in two games with the Texans.
Giants add a pair of players: The New York Giants have re-signed linebacker Isaiah Simmons and free agent running back Dante Miller.
The Giants announced the moves on Friday, saying both deals are pending physicals.
Simmons was acquired by the Giants from Arizona in a trade before the start of last season. He started 4 of 17 games and had 50 tackles, a sack, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and an interception.
Simmons has never missed a game, appearing 67 times in the regular season with 41 starts.
Pegula reaches Charleston semis
Top-seeded Jessica Pegula saved four match points in a third-set tiebreaker and beat Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7) Friday to reach the Charleston Open semifinals.
Danielle Collins, the Miami Open champion, won her 11th straight match with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Elise Mertens.
Pegula squandered four match points of her own, up 5-4 in the final set against Azarenka, a twotime Australian Open champion. But tied 7-7 in the tiebreaker, Azarenka missed wide with Pegula at the net, then pushed a service return long.
“I was playing well today, but you know what? Stuff happens and you've got to figure it out,” Pegula said. “And I was able to figure it today and I'm just going to use that feeling, that confidence.”
Pegula will play Daria Kasatkina on Saturday for a spot in the final. The 11th-ranked Kasatkina defeated Jaqueline Cristian 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-3.