| Panthers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) |
2 Jul 2009 at 9:15pm
Now that Julius Peppers has signed his one-year tender with the Carolina Panthers the big question is whether the team will be able to sign him to a long-term contract.
That's significant because if they can lock him up it would free up valuable salary cap space in 2009 to sign some role players.
The Panthers have until July 15 to sign him to a long-term deal. Once that date passes, the team cannot negotiate a new deal with him until after the 2009 season. As it stands now the Panthers are less than $1 million under the salary cap meaning they haven't had a chance to re-sign any players or add any free agents this offseason. In fact, the Panthers weren't even able to offer reliable long snapper Jason Kyle a contract, prompting him to sign with the... |
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| Panthers sign TE Davie off waivers from Jets (AP) |
2 Jul 2009 at 5:04pm
| The Carolina Panthers are taking another chance with a former minor league baseball player. The franchise that once drafted and started quarterback Chris Weinke claimed rookie tight end Andrew Davie off waivers from the New York Jets on Thursday. The 26-year-old spent four seasons in the St. Louis Cardinals farm system before switching to football. |
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| Panthers waive rookie LBs Juergens, Miller (AP) |
30 Jun 2009 at 3:38pm
| The Carolina Panthers have waived undrafted rookie linebackers Mike Juergens and Brit Miller. The moves on Tuesday create half the roster space needed for Carolina's four remaining unsigned draft picks. Juergens played at Wyoming and Miller at Illinois. They were signed days after the draft and participated in the offseason minicamp and optional workouts. |
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| Panthers sign 7th-round pick Captain Munnerlyn (AP) |
24 Jun 2009 at 4:39pm
| The Carolina Panthers have signed the first of their seven draft picks, reaching a deal with seventh-round choice Captain Munnerlyn. The Panthers on Wednesday also 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. |
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| Will Peppers report to Panthers camp? Ask Beason (AP) |
16 Jun 2009 at 2:36pm
Jon Beason is the most sought after Carolina Panther these days not by going from rookie holdout to top tackler and team leader in less than two years. It's because the chiseled linebacker is apparently the only person in the organization who's been in contact with Julius Peppers, the disgruntled and absent four-time Pro Bowl defensive end.
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| Panthers rookie Scirrotto has baseball backup plan (AP) |
15 Jun 2009 at 7:17pm
One of nearly two dozen undrafted rookies with Carolina, Anthony Scirrotto faces long odds to make the Panthers' regular-season roster. Only the former Penn State safety has a fallback plan: professional baseball. Sure, Scirrotto hasn't played competitively since he was a power-hitting high school shortstop four years ago.
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| Panthers' Beavers hopes to make small-college jump (AP) |
9 Jun 2009 at 2:42am
| Sure, Larry Beavers didn't face the best competition in college. But still, 39.5 yards per kickoff return and 29.2 on punts with eight combined touchdowns last fall? "One little hole, I shot through there," Beavers said Monday, grinning. "With my speed, it was hard for people to catch me. |
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| Johnson filling Peppers' DE role with Panthers (AP) |
3 Jun 2009 at 5:52pm
| Julius Peppers doesn't want the job and rookie Everette Brown isn't ready yet. Enter Charles Johnson, Carolina's starting right defensive end -- for now. The tentative promotion is another accomplishment following a rough beginning for the Panthers' former third-round pick, who was inactive for the first 13 games of his rookie year. |
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