Carolina WR Moore gets three-year, $61.9M deal
Carolina wide receiver D.J. Moore agreed to a three-year, $61.9 million extension, with $41.61 million guaranteed. The 24-year-old has
301 catches for 4,313 yards and 14 touchdowns in four seasons with the Panthers. Also, two 28-year-old free agents, defensive tackle Matt Ioannidis and linebacker Damien Wilson, agreed to deals with Carolina with undisclosed terms. Ioannidis spent the past six seasons with Washington, and Wilson had 106 tackles for Jacksonville in 2021 after four seasons with Dallas and two with Kansas City.
■ Bears: Free-agent defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi’s three-year, $40.5 million deal was negated because the 27-year-old failed a physical. He sustained an ankle injury in the playoffs with Cincinnati after totaling a careerhigh seven regular-season sacks. He has 21.5 sacks in five NFL seasons, the first four with Cleveland.
■ Draft: Top linebacker prospect David Ojabo sustained a left leg injury in his pro day workout at Michigan. The Nigeria native had 11 sacks as a junior in 2021, when he was voted All-america second team, and ran the 40-yard dash in 4.55 seconds at the scouting combine.
■ Cowboys: Linebacker Leighton Vander Esch agreed to a one-year, $3 million deal after the fifth-year option on his 2018 rookie contract wasn’t exercised. The 26-year-old first-round draft pick made the Pro Bowl as a rookie but since has been plagued by injuries.
■ Chiefs: Free-agent wide receiver Juju Smith-schuster agreed to a oneyear, $10.75 million deal. The 25-yearold Southern California product has 323 catches for 3,855 yards and 26 TDS in five NFL seasons, all with Pittsburgh.
■ Packers: Free-agent punter
Pat O’donnell agreed to a deal with undisclosed terms. The 31-year-old spent his first eight seasons with Chicago and has a gross average of 45.1 yards. His 39.3 net average is a Bears franchise record.
■ Obit: John Clayton, one of the country’s foremost NFL insiders who covered the league to great depths during a 20-plus-year career at ESPN, died Friday after a brief illness, his family said. He was 67.