The Panthers have signed defensive tackle Darwin Walker to a one-year deal. A Charlotte newspaper says the pact may be worth over one-million-dollars with incentives. Walker was limited to 11 games due to injuries last season and collected 17 tackles and one sack for the Chicago Bears. The 31-year-old South Carolina product spent the previous [...]
Carolina has announced the signing of ten undrafted free agents.
They are: Casper Brinkley, DE, South Carolina; Chris Conklin, TE, Wingate; Cortney Grixby, CB, Nebraska; Breyone Evans, FB, Massachusetts; Joseph Fields, FS, Syracuse; Brandon Jenkins, DT, Mississippi; Damon Morton, WR, Colorado State, Taylor Tharp, QB, Boise State; Darren Toney, CB, Arkansas State; Dan Ziedman, P, Idaho State.
Each [...]
The Panthers went for defense with their first picks on day two of the NFL Draft. The Panthers selected Iowa cornerback Charles Godfrey and Penn State linebacker Dan Connor in the third round. Carolina then chose Louisville tight end Gary Barnidge in the fifth round and added Wisconsin defensive tackle Nick Hayden in the sixth [...]
If you were wondering the Panthers thought process in taking a running back with the 13th pick, it may have made a lot more sense when the team moved up in the first round to take tackle Jeff Otah with the 19th pick in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles. Otah is a massive guy [...]
Kind of a head scratcher, but the Panthers feel like they need playmakers on offense, so they went with a running back on Saturday in the first round, taking running back Jonathan Stewart from Oregon. 5-10, 235 pounds, Stewart is a very good athlete, and can break tackles and wear down defenses. He does have [...]
Panthers defensive end Mike Rucker announced his retirement Wednesday. Rucker spent his entire nine-season career with the Panthers, and his 553 tackles rank second in team history. He has also 55-and-a-half sacks, which is just a half-sack behind team leader Julius Peppers. Rucker played all 16 games in six of his nine seasons and was [...]
The NFL schedule was released Tuesday, and the Panthers will open at San Diego on September 7th. The Panthers will then play Chicago in their home opener September 14th. Carolina will get one prime time game next season, a December 8th Monday night contest against Tampa Bay at Bank of America Stadium. Other schedule highlights include [...]
Panthers WR Dwayne Jarrett has plead not guilty to driving while impaired. The wide out was not in court on Friday, as his attorney entered the plea for him. A trial date was set in Mecklenburg County District on June 23rd. Jarrett was arrested on March 11 after police say he crossed the center line [...]
