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| Report: Panthers set to replace Kasay with Mare |
NFL Football |
07/27/2011 |
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| Charlotte, NC (MySportsbook) - It seems like the Carolina Panthers will have a new kicker for the 2011 season. The Charlotte Observer reported Wednesday that the Panthers will release 41- year-old kicker John Kasay. Kasay, the last remaining player from the expansion Panthers of 1995, made 25- of-29 field goals last season. Over 20 seasons with the Seahawks and Panthers, Kasay has converted 433-of-529 field-goal attempts. A fourth-round pick out by Seattle out of Georgia in 1991, Kasay was signed away from th |
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| Panthers to bring back Williams |
NFL Football |
07/27/2011 |
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| Charlotte, NC (MySportsbook) - The Carolina Panthers will reportedly re-sign running back DeAngelo Williams. Contracts cannot become official until Friday, but ESPN reports that Williams has agreed to a five-year deal worth $43 million with $21 million guaranteed. Williams was tendered an offer by the club in March after an injury- shortened 2010 season. He ran for just 361 yards and a touchdown in six games following consecutive seasons of eclipsing the 1,000-yard mark. The 28-year-old Memphis product rushed |
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| Panthers lock up DE Johnson for 6 years |
NFL Football |
07/26/2011 |
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| Charlotte, NC (MySportsbook) - The Carolina Panthers have worked out a deal to keep touted defensive end Charles Johnson in the fold. A year after letting Julius Peppers bolt to the Bears, the Panthers worked quickly, inking Johnson to a six-year, $76 million contract with $32 million guaranteed -- as reported by NFL.com. Johnson, 25, was viewed as one of the league's top free agents after posting a team-high 11.5 sacks and 27 quarterback pressures in 2010. He tallied 73 tackles while starting all 16 games at |
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| Report: Panthers retain DE Johnson |
NFL Football |
07/26/2011 |
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| Charlotte, NC (MySportsbook) - The Carolina Panthers have worked out a deal to keep touted defensive end Charles Johnson in the fold. A year after letting Julius Peppers bolt to the Bears, the Panthers worked quickly, inking Johnson to a six-year, $76 million contract with $32 million guaranteed -- as reported by NFL.com. Johnson, 25, recorded a team-high 11.5 sacks in 2010 and was considered a prized free agent. |
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| NFL players approve new CBA |
NFL Football |
07/25/2011 |
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| eir approval of the deal last week. The entire group emerged a short time later to address the media in a joint session. Most owners and members of the union gave apologies to the fans as part of their statements. "This was a long time coming," said Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson, himself a former player. "We're delighted that we have an agreement that will serve the NFL, our teams, players and fans for many years to come." The owners opted out of the previous deal, leading to the work stoppage that la |
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| NFL on hold; players study deal OK'd by owners |
NFL Football |
07/22/2011 |
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| the lockout and tried to determine when - and even whether - to vote on it. As it is, clubs already were being told not to expect players to begin arriving at facilities Saturday, the day owners said gates would open. ``Now it's just waiting,'' Carolina Panthers general manager Marty Hurney said at an Atlanta hotel where team executives were being briefed on new rules for next season. ``Be flexible and wait and see what happens.'' The two sides were expected to be in contact as they tried to iron out rema |
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| QB Collins at peace retiring after 16 seasons |
NFL Football |
07/20/2011 |
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| July 7 released by his agent. Collins said Wednesday in an interview with four reporters that the time was right to walk away after 16 NFL seasons. The fifth pick overall in 1995 out of Penn State, Collins was the first pick of the then-expansion Carolina Panthers. Released in 1998, he also played for New Orleans, helped the New York Giants to the 2001 Super Bowl and Oakland before his final five seasons in Tennessee.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in |
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| Kerry Collins announces retirement |
NFL Football |
07/07/2011 |
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| y to play another season has waned to a level that I feel is no longer adequate to meet the demands of the position," the statement said. Following a collegiate career at Penn State, Collins was taken fifth overall in the 1995 draft by the expansion Carolina Panthers. He played three-plus seasons with the Panthers and joined the New York Giants in 1999, earning the starting job during that season. In 2000, he helped the Giants go 12-4 and win the NFC title before losing to Baltimore in Super Bowl XXXV. Collins a |
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| Mounting bills give NFL owners incentive to deal |
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06/22/2011 |
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| L employees have had their salaries trimmed by 12 percent since April, and seven teams have instituted pay cuts or furloughs. Jones and the owners of the other deep-pocket teams may be able to hold on, but for how long? It's telling that Jones and Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson, another traditional hard-liner, have been active participants in the negotiations in recent weeks. It's equally telling that Goodell and the labor committee left the meeting with the owners and headed straight to another with |
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| Newton lobbies for Smith to stay in Carolina |
NFL Football |
06/17/2011 |
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Carolina Panthers receiver Steve Smith says he briefly contemplated retiring this offseason as his wife dealt with health issues. Now that tests have shown she doesn't have lupus, Smith is looking forward to proving he still can be an elite receiver at age 32. But whether the four-time Pro Bowl pick will be paired with No. 1 overall pick Cam Newton remains uncertain. After Smith sidestepped questions Friday on whether he wants to return to Carolina, Newton made a sales pitch at Smit |
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