One of the best parts of training camp is the camaraderie, hanging out with the guys. You’ve got guys who are married, guys with kids, single guys, rookies, a lot of personalities, and it’s amazing how quickly through football you can become somebody’s friend, and a close friend at that.
It’s a beautiful thing. People around [...]
Today there was a mailbag on ESPN.com about the NFC South, and here’s a question about the Panthers:
Nate in Rock Hill, S.C. writes: Where do you think Duke Robinson will figure in on the Panther’s OL this year? Do you think he’ll get some substantial playing time?
Pat Yasinskas: One of the reasons the Panthers drafted [...]
Pro Football Weekly says that Sherrod Martin seems ready to step in to be the nickel back:
We hear the Panthers are hopeful rookie Sherrod Martin, a second-round pick, will step up to earn the nickel back job in training camp. Martin is being converted from safety to corner and will likely be challenged by third-year [...]
If you thought that the Panthers might want to make a run at just brought back QB Michael Vick – think again. Dan Gantt of the Rock Herald online reports that the Panthers do not have interest in Vick, who was suspended for the first four games of the 2009 season on Monday:
For the [...]
Head coach John Fox, explaining how last year’s tough playoff loss could end up helping his team in the long run, as quoted on USATODAY.com: “Sometimes, to get where you want to go, sometimes you’ve got to experience a tough time. Late last year, that loss stuck with guys. And I’ve seen it carry over [...]
Website Amarillo.com today has thrown up their 10 NFL questions as camps open, and their number 8 question has to do with the Panthers:
8.Are the Panthers wrong to put so much faith in Jake Delhomme? Despite his six turnovers in a home playoff loss to the Cardinals, Delhomme is the Panthers’ quarterback of the present [...]
As expected, the Panthers have come to terms with their first draft pick – DE Everette Brown. David Scott at the Charlotte Observer had the story earlier today:
Defensive end Everette Brown, the Panthers’ top pick in last spring’s NFL draft, has agreed to a four-year deal with the team worth $4.3 million, [...]
ESPN’s Insider section just did a full-scale blowout about the salary cap for each and every team around the league. Here’s what they had to say on the Panthers:
2009 Salary Cap: $129,832,443
Player with Highest Cap Number: DE Julius Peppers ($19,418,000; 15.0 percent of cap)
Highest Cap Number for a Player No Longer with Club: CB [...]
Charlotte Observer blogger Scott Folwer has an update on the deal this season with single-game Panther tickets:
On Saturday Aug.1 at 10 a.m. at all Ticketmaster outlets, about 7,000 single-game tickets for each of the Panthers’ 2009 home games go on sale. (Lots of folks try to get online at www.Ticketmaster.com and simultaneously call into Ticketmaster [...]
The Panthers don’t look like they will have to sweat out getting their first draft pick into camp on time as reports say that the team and rookie DE Everette Brown are close to a deal. Jason La Canfora of NFL Network put the following on his blog earlier today:
The Panthers and DE [...]
