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| Goings gone: Panthers release RB, two others |
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02/25/2009 |
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| Charlotte, NC (MySportsbook) - The Carolina Panthers announced on Wednesday that they have released a trio of players, including running back Nick Goings, offensive lineman Jeremy Bridges and wide receiver D.J. Hackett. Goings was the longest tenured Panther out of the group. He joined the club as an undrafted free agent in 2001 and posted 1,470 rushing yards and six touchdowns over his eight-year career with Carolina spanning 101 games and 400 carries. He did not appear in a game in 2007. The 31-year-old Pit |
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| You're it: Panthers tag Peppers |
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02/19/2009 |
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| Charlotte, NC (MySportsbook) - The Carolina Panthers placed their franchise tag on disgruntled defensive end Julius Peppers on Thursday. The second overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft has made four Pro Bowl appearances over his seven-year career with Carolina, though in recent weeks expressed his desire to play elsewhere next season. Peppers will be granted a one-year contract of the average of the top five salaries at the defensive end position last season or 120 percent of his 2008 salary, whichever is great |
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| Panthers lock up Gross for six years |
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02/19/2009 |
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| Charlotte, NC (MySportsbook) - The Carolina Panthers signed All-Pro left tackle Jordan Gross to a six-year contract on Thursday. While financial terms of the deal were not released, the Rock Hill Herald reported that Gross will earn $30.5 million in the first three years of the deal. The eighth overall pick of the 2003 draft out of Utah, Gross has appeared in 95 out of a potential 96 games in his six seasons in the league. "We are very pleased to have Jordan signed for the long term," Carolina general manager |
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| Morgan back with Saints after brief retirement |
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02/13/2009 |
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| the team's offseason program in late March. Morgan abruptly announced his retirement in May of 2008 after signing a one- year deal with the Saints in March of the same year. Just 29-years-old at the time of his retirement, Morgan was released by the Carolina Panthers one month prior to signing with New Orleans after missing significant time over the two previous seasons. The seven-year veteran missed the final 13 games of the 2007 season with an Achilles tendon injury, and did not play in the final 15 games the |
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| Panthers owner released from hospital |
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02/12/2009 |
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| Charlotte, NC (MySportsbook) - Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson was released from the hospital on Thursday, 12 days after undergoing heart transplant surgery. The 72-year-old Richardson underwent the five-hour procedure on February 1. It was performed by Dr. Mark Stiegel and Dr. Eric Skipper at Carolinas Medical Center. A team spokesman said Richardson has responded well and will continue to be monitored by doctors. The full recovery period takes between three and six months. Richardson was placed on |
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| Panthers owner has heart transplant surgery |
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02/02/2009 |
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| Charlotte, NC (MySportsbook) - Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson is resting in a post-operative cardiovascular recovery unit at a Charlotte hospital on Monday after undergoing heart transplant surgery. The 72-year-old Richardson underwent the procedure Sunday night, with the surgery lasting approximately five hours. It was performed by Dr. Mark Stiegel and Dr. Eric Skipper at Carolinas Medical Center. Dr. Stiegel said that the donor heart was "working well." Recovery time for heart transplant patients |
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| Report: Panthers owner has heart transplant surgery |
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02/02/2009 |
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| Charlotte, NC (MySportsbook) - Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson underwent successful heart transplant surgery on Sunday night, according to a report by WBTV. Citing a source close to the surgery, the Charlotte-based broadcast station said the 72-year-old Richardson underwent the procedure after learning in mid- December the need for the transplant. He had been on the waiting list since and is reportedly doing well after Sunday's surgery. Carolinas Medical Center did not confirm the surgery to WBTV, te |
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| Meeks takes over Panthers' defense |
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01/26/2009 |
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| Charlotte, NC (MySportsbook) - The Carolina Panthers named Ron Meeks defensive coordinator on Monday less than a week after he resigned from the Indianapolis Colts. Meeks had been the Colts' defensive coordinator for the last seven seasons, and resigned following the retirement of head coach Tony Dungy. He came to Indianapolis in 2002 and immediately turned around what had been one of the league's worst defensive teams. That year the Colts jumped from 29th to eighth in total defense and moved from 31st to sev |
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| Ravens name Mattison defensive coordinator |
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01/26/2009 |
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| coordinator. Fangio, meanwhile, was retained by head coach John Harbaugh when he took over head coaching duties prior to the 2008 season. The 50-year-old Fangio joined the Ravens as a consultant in 2006 after serving as defensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers (1995-98), Indianapolis Colts (1999-2001) and Houston Texans (2002-05). Rosburg joined Baltimore as its specials teams coordinator before 2008 after serving in similar roles with Atlanta (2007) and the Cleveland Browns (2001-06). The Ravens finished |
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| Rams fill coordinator vacancies with Shurmur, Flajole |
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01/22/2009 |
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| o the quarterback spot. Spagnuolo also joined Philadelphia in 1999 as a defensive assistant before eventually serving as defensive backs (2001-03) and linebackers coach (2004-06) there. Flajole, meanwhile, has spent his previous six seasons with the Carolina Panthers, serving as their linebackers coach this past campaign. He has also had coaching stints with the Seattle Seahawks (1999-2002) and the Green Bay Packers (1998) and was also a co-defensive coordinator/secondary coach for Nevada at the college level in |
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