Passing option: Panthers won’t rush QB1 call

A person familiar with the search says Urban Meyer and the Jacksonville Jaguars are ”working toward finalizing” a deal to make him the team’s coach. Meyer would be leaving the broadcast booth and returning to the sidelines after a two-year absence that followed another health scare. The 56-year-old Meyer was team owner Shad Khan’s top target, and Khan waited nearly a week to get to this point.