Archive for June, 2009

Pete Prisco of CBSSportsline.com has come out with his annual list of the Top 50 NFL players, and the Panthers have 3 players on the list. Here’s the Panthers on the list:
13. Julius Peppers, DE, Panthers: After a down season in 2007, he bounced back with a good one last season. His contract is [...]

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Wow. The Gaston Gazette is not taking a light stance when it comes to the about face that Julius Peppers made when he quickly said he would have no issues with coming to a long-term deal with the Panthers.
They wrote a rather scathing take on the subject in today’s edition:
Peppers’ ploy to get out [...]

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From: Pro Football Weekly
Panthers WR Dwayne Jarrett’s career has been a major disappointment thus far, as he has made just 16 catches in the two seasons since Carolina drafted him in the second round. Although it seemed a bit overdue, close observers of the team said they saw signs of improvement from him late in [...]

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The Panthers got some good news this week when franchise player Julius Peppers signed his franchise tender, keeping him in Carolina for at least one more season. Peppers will be a very rich man this year, as by signing the tender he can make up to $19.183 million this season.
Now though comes the news [...]

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The Panthers today inked a couple of draft picks, as they signed fourth-round draft pick Mike Goodson, a running back/kick returner from Texas A&M. He is the third of the team’s draft picks to sign. The Panthers are high on Goodson’s game-breaking potential as a situational running, receiver and possible kickoff returner.
The other [...]

I’ve been hitting it hard since I got down to Miami Sunday night, worked out twice Tuesday, twice Wednesday and I’m planning on twice today. I’m just hittin’ it, I’ve got to get to the point where everything feels right for training camp and I’m not there right now.
But I will be.
My shoulder feels pretty [...]

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Now that Julius Peppers has signed his franchise tender, the question is if the team can get him signed long term. As the Charlotte Observer reports today, the team has a three-week window to get him signed:
The Panthers have a three-week window to discuss a contract extension with Julius Peppers because of the NFL’s [...]

Julius Peppers has finally realized that the Panthers want him back in 2009, as today he inked his one-year, $16.7 million dollar franchise tender, meaning unless the Panthers find some amazing deal for him, he’ll be back with the team this season.
The signing is important because it secures him for the 09 season, but more [...]

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The Panthers have signed the first of their seven draft picks, reaching a deal with seventh-round choice Captain Munnerlyn. The team also has waived undrafted rookie running back Markus Manson and cornerback Reggie Sullivan.
The 5-foot-8 Munnerlyn is expected to compete for Carolina’s kick returning job and for a spot at backup cornerback. He had [...]

Today’s Gaston Gazette reports that Panthers coach John Fox fully expects star defensive player Julius Peppers to be there when the Panthers start camp in August:
The next time the Carolina Panthers reconvene as a football team on Aug. 2 in Spartanburg, S.C., coach John Fox said he expects star defensive end Julius Peppers will be [...]

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