NFC Notes: Buccaneers, Falcons, Panthers

Buccaneers

Buccaneers QB Tom Brady said on The Late Show with James Corden that he hasn’t elected to retire from the NFL because he’s still capable of succeeding at 44-years old. 

“It’s hard to walk away from something that you still feel like you can do and you want to do,” Brady said. “So it’s not about proving it to others what you can do, it’s more about proving it to yourself. And I still feel like even though I’ll be 44 this year, I still have a chance to still prove it to myself that I can still do it at 44, because I really worked to a point where I can still do it at this age.”

Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons announced the following front office changes:

• Phil Emery and Ruston Webster as senior personnel executives
• Steve Sabo as pro scouting director
• Michael Ross and Tokunbo Abanikanda as national scouts
• Joel Collier, Dante Fargnoli, and Shepley Heard as area scouts
• Rob Kisiel as senior pro scout
• Benjamin Martinez as BLESTO
• The Falcons also promoted Brynlee Forik to Director of Player Development and hired former Falcons WR Kevin Cone as a Player Development Coordinator. (Michael Rothstein)

Panthers

The Panthers announced several front office hires and promotions, including:

• Pat Stewart to VP of player personnel
• EJ Barthel to pro scout
• Jeff Morrow to senior personnel executive
• Hired Cole Spencer as director of college scouting
• Hired national scouts Jared Kirksey and Tyler Ramsey
• Hired area scout Jon Howard
• Hired scouting coordinator Samantha Diamond
• Hired scouting assistants David Cobb and Corey Fuller
• Added director of player evaluation to CB coach Evan Cooper‘s title