August 12th, 2009 
Matt Loede 
Posted in Panthers coach John Fox takes pride in avoiding direct answers to most questions, providing little information on injuries, depth chart issues and personnel moves. It’s left the Panthers in the Michael Vick discussion—even though the team has had no discussions about bringing in the former Atlanta quarterback. “As I’ve said before, you always keep all [...]
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WR Smith Shows Up at Practice in a Sling; Should Play in Season Opener
The Panthers and their fans held their breath last night as receiver Steve Smith suffered what looked to be at first a pretty serious shoulder injury. The receiver collided with cornerback Chis Gamble during the teams night practice session. Now though, the receiver says that he is hopeful to be recovered from a right shoulder [...]
Owner Richardson Shows Up at Camp; Talks About Peppers
Panthers owner Jerry Richardson has attended his first training-camp practice since receiving a heart transplant. He immediately addressed the biggest offseason issue to his players: Julius Peppers. Looking much thinner but saying he feels well, Richardson gathered the team for a pep talk before Monday morning’s workout. He then asked Peppers to join him in [...]
Panthers Seem Excited About Rookie RB Goodson
The Gaston Gazette reports that the Panthers seem excited about rookie RB Goodson: Panthers coach John Fox talked about rookie RB Mike Goodson, who continues to show big-play ability in practice. “Very early on we noticed he’s a very explosive guy no matter how you get the ball in his hands – as a runner [...]
Panthers Offense Moving Past the Defense?
AP has a story about how the Panthers offense now looks like they are beating the defense in drills and in camp: “This is the first time I’ve experienced having all our starters back. And this is the first time I haven’t switched sides in consecutive seasons,” said Jordan Gross, now entrenched at left tackle. [...]
Stewart Still Dealing w/ Some Pain Running the Ball
The Herald reports that back Jonathan Stewart still has some pain while running the ball: Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart still looks strong when he runs, but he admitted Tuesday there’s still some pain that will limit his camp routine. After missing parts of his rookie training camp while coming back from toe surgery, Stewart [...]
DT Kemoeatu Placed on Injured Reserve
Pro Football Weekly reports today what we all knew, DT Maake Kemoeatu’s season is over: The Panthers officially ended DT Maake Kemoeatu’s season by placing him on injured reserve Wednesday after he underwent surgery on his torn right Achilles tendon. Kemoeatu sustained the injury during practice on Monday morning. It’s a major loss for the [...]
DT Kemoeatu Tears ACL; Out of the Year
Maake Kemoeatu lasted fewer than 30 minutes in Carolina’s first training camp practice Monday before tearing his right Achilles’ tendon, leaving the Panthers in disarray at the position where they entered with the least depth. The mammoth defensive tackle’s Achilles’ tendon snapped while he was running in a non-contact position drill. He was carted to [...]
