The Carolina Panthers announced Tuesday that they’ve signed veteran S Jairus Byrd to a contract and placed WR Damiere Byrd with a broken left arm.
Byrd has been among the best available free agents for several months now, but this is the first reported interest in him since he worked out for the 49ers back in May.
Byrd, 30, is a former second-round pick of the Bills back in 2009. He spent five years in Buffalo before signing a six-year, $54 million contract that included $26.3 million guaranteed with the Saints as a free agent back in 2014.