The site for the Los Angeles Clippers new home is finally set in place, as they have long looked to leave Staples Center to get their own building.

Now Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is putting the pieces in motion to build their own arena, as he has purchased The Forum from James Dolan for $400 million in cash.

Ballmer has long been in a legal battle with Dolan and the city of Inglewood to make it the new home of the Los Angeles Clippers. Ballmer was struggling to get clearance to build a new arena with The Forum still in operations.

Now Ballmer simply buys The Forum himself and can use the site to build a new arena for the Clippers and music fans alike.

The Clippers desperately needed to have their own building, as they will always play second fiddle the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center.

When those two teams play against one another, the crowd is always more filled with Lakers fans, regardless of if it is a designated Clippers’ home game.

Now the Clippers can create an identity and fandom of their own, with an impending new arena set to built in the coming years.

This offseason, the Carolina Panthers made it abundantly clear that they were planning for life without Cam Newton.

First they signed Teddy Bridgewater to a lucrative three-year, $63 million deal, clearly establishing him as their new starting quarterback. They later signed XFL star P.J. Walker to be his backup, while exploring all options to trade Newton.

After failing to find a taker on the trade market, the Panthers were forced to release the former 2015 NFL MVP.

After only missing five games across his first eight seasons with the Panthers, injuries derailed Newton’s career last season. A fractured foot limited him to just two games played.

If Carolina tried to trade Newton prior to that injury, there is a good chance that they would find some suitors for his services.

Unfortunately for the Panthers, teams are unsure if he will return to the field healthy and were unwilling to trade for Newton. Especially since Carolina was clearly going to be forced to release him with the addition of Bridgewater.

One of the more difficult aspects of acquiring Newton is that teams are unable to put him through a physical during this uncertain time due to the coronavirus. If they were to trade for him, teams would have had to pay his near $19 million salary.

Now that he has been released, teams will be able to sign Newton for far less money and also won’t have to give up any other assets to acquire him. This should make it more likely that someone takes a flier on the three-time Pro Bowler.

Newton is still just 30 years old, and is one-year removed from completing a career-high 67.5 percent of his passes for 3,395 yards. Across his career, few dual-threat quarterbacks have been more successful than Newton.

While his tenure with the Panthers didn’t end how he would have liked, hopefully Newton can once again return to the field healthy and be a big contributor for a new team next season.

Anyone who watched the XFL, before the league was forced to suspend operations, knows that they had a clear quarterback problem.

It is very hard to find players that are good enough to play the position well even in the NFL. Much less finding eight starting-level quarterbacks that aren’t already on an NFL roster to play in the XFL.

Two quarterbacks really stood out during the XFL season though. Jordan Ta’amu and P.J. Walker. Now both players have been scooped up by NFL teams to become backup quarterbacks next season.

Walker was regarded as the best player in the XFL throughout the early parts of the season, proving that he is very capable of playing the position at any level.

The Houston Roughnecks were undefeated through five weeks of the season, while Walker led the league in passing yards and touchdowns.

Before going to the XFL, Walker spent two years on the Indianapolis Colts practice squad. Now after showing out in the XFL, Walker finds himself on the Carolina Panthers, as Teddy Bridgewater’s backup.

If Walker can play well in the preseason, and if Bridgewater struggles out of the gate, there is always the chance we see him getting some playing time in Carolina next season.

On the other hand, Jordan Ta’amu’s only path to the field will be injury, as he signed a deal to be Patrick Mahomes’ backup quarterback in Kansas City.

Ta’amu is only 22 years old, as he is just a year removed from playing college football at Ole Miss. In his senior season at Ole Miss, Ta’amu was second in passing behind Tua Tagovailoa in the SEC.

After his collegiate career, Ta’amu went undrafted and ultimately signed with the Houston Texans on their practice squad. Now after playing great football for the St. Louis Battlehawks, Ta’amu is going to get a real chance to make a run at an NFL career.

While the stories of Walker and Ta’amu are great for the credibility of the XFL, they also leave them with two less quarterbacks capable of playing the position for next season.