| |
| AP Source: Panthers reach deal with WR Naanee |
NFL Football |
08/04/2011 |
| |
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - A person familiar with the negotiations says the Carolina Panthers have agreed to a deal with free agent receiver Legedu Naanee. Naanee played four seasons for the Chargers after getting drafted out of Boise State in 2007. He caught 63 passes for 736 yards and three touchdowns for San Diego, which declined to offer him a contract. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the agreement. Naanee's best pass-ca |
|
| |
| Panthers' owner spending money to improve team |
NFL Football |
08/04/2011 |
| |
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson has proven he's willing to spend money. Richardson has been criticized the past few seasons for being tight with his money as the Panthers went from NFC division winners in 2008 to the worst record in the league (2-14) this past season. That changed once free agency began after the lockout with Richardson's Panthers locking up their own key players and bringing in free agents with big-money deals. Defensive end Charles Johnson signed for $7 |
|
| |
| Newton shows off blocking skills |
NFL Football |
08/03/2011 |
| |
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - Cam Newton found a new way to wow the Carolina Panthers' fans at practice on Wednesday night. The team's No. 1 draft choice laid a big block on cornerback R.J. Stanford on a play during contact drills, drawing applause and ``ooohs'' from those watching practice. It also drew a couple of shouts from Carolina defensive coaches. The 6-foot-5, 248-pound Newton has worn the quarterback's red jersey that keeps him free of heavy contact. Newton walked back to the huddle with his hands up a |
|
| |
| Goodell says league talking with Time Warner |
NFL Football |
08/03/2011 |
| |
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell thanked several hundred Carolina Panthers fans for their support during the long lockout and said the league is working on ways to make the NFL Network available to more homes. Goodell said Wednesday the league began negotiating with Time-Warner Cable to include the NFL Network as part of its system's programing. Goodell said the league had reached a new deal with Charter Communications and hoped to broaden the network's distribution beyond its current |
|
| |
| Eagles add DL depth in Landri, Hargrove |
NFL Football |
08/03/2011 |
| |
| ined the league as a third-round pick of the St. Louis Rams in 2004. He went on to play for the Buffalo Bills (2006-08) and New Orleans (2009-10). He has 205 tackles and 16 1/2 sacks in 87 career games. Landri, a tackle, started all 16 games for the Carolina Panthers in 2010, recording 43 tackles and three sacks. The Notre Dame product has 82 tackles and six sacks over 51 career games with the Jaguars and Panthers. Philadelphia also signed rookie free agent wide receiver Cordario Calvin. The team waived tight en |
|
| |
| Panthers sign QB Derek Anderson |
NFL Football |
08/01/2011 |
| |
| Spartanburg, SC (MySportsbook) - Cast off by the Arizona Cardinals last week, quarterback Derek Anderson signed a contract with the Carolina Panthers on Monday. Anderson was one of three quarterbacks who started games for the Cardinals last season, but he was released last Thursday when the team traded for Kevin Kolb. The Panthers added Anderson to a quarterback core that includes No. 1 overall draft pick Cam Newton, who signed his rookie contract on Friday, and 2010 second-round pick Jimmy Clausen. Anderson, |
|
| |
| Anderson watches Panthers practice with young QBs |
NFL Football |
08/01/2011 |
| |
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - Former Arizona quarterback Derek Anderson has made it to the practice field with the Carolina Panthers, but just to watch. Carolina coach Ron Rivera says the team met with Anderson on Monday and is putting the final touches on a deal. Anderson would be the most experienced of Carolina's quarterbacks. The other three are No. 1 overall pick Cam Newton and second-year quarterbacks Jimmy Clausen and Tony Pike. Anderson was seen on the practice field Monday night, standing beside all t |
|
| |
| Thomas eager to help Dolphins right away |
NFL Football |
07/30/2011 |
| |
| comparison, Thomas anticipates the NFL will be no sweat. The Dolphins plan to pair him with newly acquired Reggie Bush, and Thomas envisions a one-two punch reminiscent of DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart, a pair of 1,000-yard rushers for the Carolina Panthers in 2009. That would mean a big upgrade for the Dolphins, who ranked third-worst in the league last year in rushing touchdowns, yards per carry and runs of 10 yards or more. Leading rushers Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams became free agents, and it |
|
| |
| Cardinals sign CB Richard Marshall to 1-year deal |
NFL Football |
07/30/2011 |
| |
| Tempe, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Arizona Cardinals on Saturday agreed to terms of a one-year contract with free agent cornerback Richard Marshall. Marshall joins the Cardinals after spending the first five years of his NFL career with the Carolina Panthers, who selected the Fresno State product in the second round of the 2006 draft. The California native has yet to miss a game since entering the league. He started all 32 regular season games the past two seasons, and finished fourth on the team in 2010 with a c |
|
| |
| Eagles land Asomugha, Giants talk to Burress |
NFL Football |
07/29/2011 |
| |
| owl and Mendenhall fumbling the ball were taken out of context in a long conversation with the interviewer. "That's all behind us," Harrison said. No. 1 draft pick Cam Newton has his whole career ahead of him after signing a rookie contract with the Carolina Panthers, who were more in need of a quarterback than almost any team in the league Meanwhile, the Eagles came to terms on a one-year contract for the embattled Vince Young to backup Michael Vick at quarterback -- one day after trading Kevin Kolb to the Card |
|
| |