Five Patriots/NFL Things to Know – 2/22

Gary Cosby Jr via Imagn Content Services, LLCIt’s Monday, so we’re back at it. Here’s a quick rundown of today’s news as we kick off the week.

1) It’s looking more and more like the Carolina Panthers are preparing to make a full-court press for disgruntled Texans QB, Deshaun Watson.

According to ESPN’s David Newton, the Panthers made some moves recently that cleared out $19.9 million in salary-cap space last week, three of which happened on Friday.

The club apparently notified Stephen Weatherly, Tre Boston and punter Michael Palardy of their respective releases, which won’t be official until the start of the league year next month on March 17th. However, those decisions cleared out nearly…