By Matt Maiocco
Pro Football Writers of America
The Carolina Panthers appeared loose and confident as they paced through their final preparations on the eve of Super Bowl 50 with a walk-through practice at San Jose State and their first look inside Levi’s Stadium.
The Panthers’ team buses arrived at San Jose State at 11:35 a.m. on Saturday. The team’s defense and offense worked on separate fields against their scout teams. The defense finished its work at 12:10 p.m., while the offense walked off the field five minutes later.

Penn State standout and the Denver Broncos take on the Carolina Panthers on CBS at 6:30 p.m. Sunday   UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; February 5, 2016 – For the 45th time, the Nittany Lions will have a representative in the Super Bowl when former Penn State wide receiver Jordan Norwood and the Denver Broncos take on […]

Former Cardinal O’Hara standout receiver Corey Brown – now the starting receiver for the Carolina Panthers – has his entire family on hand in San Francisco for some healing and celebration.

Nittany Lions sign a pair of five-star recruits
 
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; February 3, 2016 – Head coach James Franklin unveiled the Top 25 2016 Penn State Football recruiting class today during a Signing Day celebration in the Lasch Building. Penn State’s Class of 2016 is ranked third in the Big Ten Conference by 247Sports and ESPN and from No. 17 to No. 24 nationally, as of Wednesday.

The 2016 Pro Bowl will air live on ESPN at 8 p.m. Sunday
 
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; January 29, 2016 – Four former Penn State Football standouts – NaVorro Bowman, Tamba Hali, Sean Lee and Allen Robinson – will be playing in the NFL Pro Bowl on Sunday from Aloha Stadium in Hawaii. The game will air live on ESPN at 8 p.m. as Team Irvin takes on Team Rice. Bowman, Lee and Robinson are on Team Irvin, while Bowman is on Team Rice.

By Bob Grotz
Eagles tight end Zach Ertz believes he can help bring a Super Bowl to Philadelphia.
Ertz also thinks the Eagles can build on the chemistry they had with soon-to-be free agent Sam Bradford.
That didn’t keep Ertz from signing a five-year $42.5 million contract extension with the Eagles Monday.

Eagles new assistants include Defensive Coordinator Jim Schwartz as he enters his 22nd year in the NFL and his 10th as a defensive coordinator. He most recently served as the defensive coordinator of the Buffalo Bills during the 2014 season. Schwartz directed a Bills defense that allowed the second-fewest points in the NFL (16.9 points per game), notched a league-high 54 sacks and held opponents to an NFL-best 33.2% third-down conversion rate. As head coach of the Detroit Lions from 2009-13, Schwartz helped lead Detroit to the playoffs in 2011, the team’s first playoff appearance since 1999.

Duo brings total to 77 Penn State players to participate in the Shrine Game
 
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; Jan. 19, 2016 – Penn State senior tight end Kyle Carter (Bear, Del.) and senior defensive tackle Anthony Zettel (West Branch, Mich.) are slated to play in the 91st East-West Shrine Game on Saturday, Jan. 23 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The game will kickoff at 4 p.m., and air on the NFL Network.

January 18, 2016 – The Philadelphia Eagles announce the hiring of Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Doug Pederson as the team’s new head coach.

Former Illinois co-defensive coordinator brings 20 years of coaching experience to the Nittany Lions
 
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; Jan. 18, 2016 – Penn State head coach James Franklin announced coaching veteran Tim Banks as the Nittany Lions’ co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach. Banks has 20 years of coaching experience, including nine as a defensive coordinator. He most recently spent four seasons at Illinois as the co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach.