Update:
The Carolina Panthers made the signing of TE Scott Simonson official on Wednesday, and also announced the release of P Matt Wile.
The #Panthers signed TE Scott Simonson and waived P Matt Wile. Simonson spent the 2014 season with the #Raiders, appearing in four games.
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) June 10, 2015
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Aaron Wilson is now reporting that the Panthers are signing TE Scott Simonson to a one-year contract following a successful workout.
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Aaron Wilson of the National Football Post reports that the Panthers are hosting free agent TE Scott Simonson for a workout on Tuesday.
Simonson, 23, originaly signed on with the Raiders as an undrafted free agent out of Assumption College back May of last year. He was unable to make Oakland’s final 53-man roster coming out of the preseason, but later signed on to the team’s practice squad.
The Raiders elected to place him on waivers last week to make room for some new additions.
In 2014, Simonson appeared in four games for the Raiders, but didn’t record a single statistic.
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