JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars signed free-agent defensive end Marco Coleman to a three-year contract Thursday.

        Coleman, a 10-year veteran, played for the Washington Redskins last season. He signed an incentive-filled contract that could be worth as much as $4.5 million.

        The signing continues an active offseason for Jacksonville, which has used its newly created salary cap room to sign several veteran free agents to low-priced contracts.

        Other veterans who have signed are offensive linemen Raleigh Roundtree, Kevin Long, Daryl Terrell and Chris Naeole, and receivers Patrick Johnson and Bobby Shaw.

        • The Carolina Panthers agreed to terms on a three-year, $1.425 million contract Thursday with third-round draft pick Will Witherspoon.

        Witherspoon will earn the league minimum base salaries of $225,000 in 2000, $300,000 in 2003 and $380,000 in 2004, along with a $520,000 signing bonus, according to his agent Hadley Engelhard.

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