Former Washington Redskins quarterback Heath Shuler plans to run for Congress in North Carolina. Shuler, a Democrat, said in a statement yesterday that he has filed papers with the Federal Election ...

Former Carolina Panther safety Mike Minter is looking to follow in Rep. Heath Shuler’s (D-N.C.) NFL footprints and run for Congress. Minter, unlike Shuler, would run as a Republican and is thinking of ...

RALEIGH — N.C. Rep. Heath Shuler said yesterday he would consider running for speaker of the U.S. House if he’s re-elected because the chamber needs a more moderate leader.

Heath Shuler spent his summers in college at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley. It gave the former Tennessee quarterback and Heisman Trophy runner-up in 1993 more than just some extra ...