Carolina Panthers News and Rumors
A View on How the Panthers Will Deal with the Salary Cap Issues in 2012Matt Loede, panthersgab.com Football Outsiders is out and doing Division by Division looks at the salary cap and how it affects each team around the league. To see about the entire NFC South – click HERE Here’s the Panthers breakdown, and some of the background on how they think… |
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Newton up all night (with video)7 hours ago
An Under Armour commercial playing Cam Newton's offseason workouts begins airing tonight on the NFL Network…Click to Continue » |
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Jimmy Clausen is candidate for release8 hours ago
Gregg Rosenthal, profootballtalk.com The Panthers spent a boatload of money in free agency last year, and the bill has come due. While the team doesn’t have many key players to re-sign, Carolina needs to shed a lot of salary before the start of the new league year. One candidate to be rel… |
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Around the NFC South11 hours ago
Time for a look at Wednesday morning's top headlines from around the NFC South. With the Panthers $9.6 million over the salary cap, Joseph Person writes that linebacker Thomas Davis, quarterback Jimmy Clausen, guard Travelle Wharton and punter Jason Bak… |
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Carolina Panthers in serious cost-cutting mode21 hours ago
(Joseph Person), charlotteobserver.com Two years after a salary purge left many fans wondering whether they were committed to winning, the Carolina Panthers are in a different kind of cost-cutting mode following last summer's…Click to Continue » |
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Upbeat Panthers know from doingFeb 21 (yesterday)
(Scott Fowler), charlotteobserver.com Noting the sports world: A poet named McLandburgh Wilson wrote a verse about 100 years ago that reminds me of Panthers linebacker Jon Beason today.Click to Continue » |
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Carolina’s offseason: All about defenseFeb 20 (yesterday)
Gregg Rosenthal, profootballtalk.com The Panthers were one of the most imbalanced teams in football during Ron Rivera’s first season as a head coach. The offense was one of the most explosive groups in the league; the defense was absolutely dreadful. Looking at the team’s depth chart, we… |
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Panthers Free Agents for 2012 – Who Should Stay and Who Should Go?Feb 20 (2 days ago)
Matt Loede, panthersgab.com The Panthers have already inked a couple of their own free agents, but there’s still plenty of work to do. The Cats have a number of players that will be unrestricted come March 13th when they can sign with other teams. You can see the complete list bel… |
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Beason and Davis Both Looking to Return from Big InjuriesFeb 19 (3 days ago)
Matt Loede, panthersgab.com Panthers linebackers Jon Beason and Thomas Davis are both working to come back from serious injuries in 2011 to be ready and 100 percent for the 2012 season, Joseph Person of the Charlotte Observer writes. Beason suffered a torn Achilles in the season-o… |
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Thomas Davis trying to make historyFeb 19 (3 days ago)
Gregg Rosenthal, profootballtalk.com It’s believed that no NFL player has ever returned from three ACL surgeries on the same knee. Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis is trying to become the first. “Every day I go in I’m looking at it like I’m making history. That’s my goal,” Davis … |
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Ex-NFL players sue league in La. over concussionsFeb 19 (3 days ago)
Associated Press (MICHAEL KUNZEL, charlotteobserver.com Nearly a dozen former NFL players living in Louisiana have sued the NFL, the latest players to accuse the league of failing to protect players from the risks associated with…Click to Continue » |
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers hire Bob Bostad away from Pittsburgh Panthers to become offensive line coachFeb 18 (4 days ago)
Times Staff, tampabay.com By Rick Stroud, Times Staff Writer Saturday, February 18, 2012 TAMPA — Bucs coach Greg Schiano has convinced a third assistant coach to leave college only months after taking a new job.Pittsburgh offensive coordinator Bob Bostad, who joined the Panthers… |
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Panthers sign defensive end from ChargersFeb 17 (5 days ago)
(Joseph Person), charlotteobserver.com Free agent Jyles Tucker played for Wake Forest in college.Click to Continue » |
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NFC South chat Friday at 1 p.m.Feb 17 (5 days ago)
A quick reminder that our weekly NFC South chat will be held Friday at 1 p.m. ET. Bring your questions about the upcoming scouting combine, the NFL draft, free agency and anything else you want. We’ll talk Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans… |
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2012 Scouting: Michael BrockersFeb 16 (6 days ago)
Bobby Cloutier, panthersgab.com In the last few weeks, as more and more mock drafts have hit the web and airwaves, I have been hearing the same names over and over with relation to the Panthers and their first pick I’m this years draft. The first name that keeps popping up is Michael … |
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Around the NFC SouthFeb 16 (6 days ago)
Let's take a look at the top headlines from around the division. A coin flip on Feb. 24 at the scouting combine will determine if the Carolina Panthers or the Miami Dolphins get the No. 8 pick in the NFL draft. At the moment, LSU defensive tackle Michae… |
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Draft analyst still would take QB Luck over NewtonFeb 16 (7 days ago)
(Joseph Person), charlotteobserver.com Even after Cam Newton's record-setting rookie season, NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock says he'd still take Andrew Luck over the Panthers' quarterback if the two were in the same…Click to Continue » |
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Analyst: Panthers might take Brockers, KirkpatrickFeb 16 (7 days ago)
(Joseph Person), charlotteobserver.com Amid all the in-person interviews with prospects and evaluations of 40-yard dash times at next week's NFL scouting combine, the Carolina Panthers' draft outlook could change depending on the flip…Click to Continue » |
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(Joseph Person), charlotteobserver.com Carolina could wind up with Michael Brockers in the first round, says Mike Mayock.Click to Continue » |
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BRADENTON, Fla. -- Chris Weinke sat behind his desk Tuesday afternoon, expressing lots of awe but only a slight shock about the rookie season of Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton. Weinke’s got a unique perspective on this one from several levels.… |
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AP Sports Writer (DAVE CAMPBELL), charlotteobserver.com The group of NFL retirees that was a part of the labor talks during the lockout last year has not given up their push for better post-career care.Click to Continue » |
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Around the NFC SouthFeb 14
Let's take a look at the top headlines from around the division. Tom Sorensen makes a compelling case for the Panthers to sign receiver Randy Moss, who says he wants to come out of retirement. As Sorensen points out, the Panthers have shown a little mor… |
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(Tom Sorensen), charlotteobserver.com Randy Moss turned 35 Monday. How old is 35? Carolina's Steve Smith will turn 33 in May.Click to Continue » |
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It’s likely we’ll know if Jimmy Clausen has any future with the Carolina Panthers before the end of March. For now, let’s just say the Panthers are facing a $923,000 question on a reserve quarterback that was not active for a single game last season… |
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Gregg Rosenthal, profootballtalk.com The Carolina Panthers made a lot of news after the lockout by keeping their own players. Some of those moves worked out well, including the decision to keep Charles Johnson and not trade Steve Smith. Some contracts don’t look so great now — the deals … |
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(Joseph Person), charlotteobserver.com The New York Giants' win against New England last week in Super Bowl XLVI means the reigning Super Bowl champion will play the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium…Click to Continue » |
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Tampa Bay Times (Tom Jones), charlotteobserver.com A year ago this week, I ranked the top 10 quarterbacks in the NFL. It was based on how they were playing at that time.Click to Continue » |
