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| Charlotte hires Wake's Lambert as first coach |
Division I College Football |
03/01/2011 |
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| ng job. Athletic director Judy Rose decided on Lambert, who guided one of the nation's worst defenses last season, over more high profile candidates who showed interest in the job, including former North Carolina State coach Chuck Amato and former Carolina Panthers safety Mike Minter. The 49ers will begin play in the Football Championship Subdivision, with the goal to eventually move to the NCAA's top tier of competition.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contain |
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| Panthers need a QB, could it be Cam Newton? |
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02/26/2011 |
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Holding the No. 1 overall draft pick and desperately needing help at quarterback to help fix the NFL's worst offense, the Carolina Panthers were crushed when Stanford's Andrew Luck decided to stay in school. There's another QB who could perhaps be the top pick in April - only this time it would be a pretty big gamble: Auburn's Cam Newton. The Panthers are at least considering taking the Heisman Trophy winner, who dazzled college football last season in leading the Tigers to the nati |
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| Newton, Gabbert among top QBs at combine |
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02/25/2011 |
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| r the NFL draft a year early. Gabbert says he, Washington's Jake Locker and Arkansas' Ryan Mallett are all competing with Newton to be the first quarterback chosen in April's draft. Gabbert said Friday that he'll have a formal interview with the Carolina Panthers on Saturday. The Panthers have the first pick in the draft.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior |
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| Panthers use franchise tag on C Kalil |
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02/22/2011 |
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| Charlotte, NC (MySportsbook) - The Carolina Panthers placed the franchise tag on Pro Bowl center Ryan Kalil on Tuesday. Kalil, 25, will receive at least a one-year qualifying offer of the average of the top five salaries from the 2010 campaign at the center position or 120 percent of his salary from last year, whichever is of higher value. He is expected to get at least $10 million for the upcoming season. The 6-foot-2, 295-pounder has been an iron man the last two years, starting all 32 games and gaining Pro |
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| Titans hire Jim Skipper as new running backs coach |
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02/18/2011 |
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| coaching staff, hiring Jim Skipper as his running backs assistant. The Titans announced the hiring Friday a couple hours after introducing new offensive coordinator Chris Palmer. Skipper spent the past nine seasons coaching running back with the Carolina Panthers, including 2009 when both DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart became the first duo of teammates to each rush for more than 1,000 yards. Williams finished third in the NFL with a franchise-record 1,515 yards rushing in 2008. Munchak says he thin |
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| Va court upholds ex-NFL WR Carruth's conviction |
NFL Football |
02/15/2011 |
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A federal appeals court has upheld former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Rae Carruth's conviction for plotting to kill his pregnant girlfriend. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that statements and written notes by Cherica Adams after she was shot didn't substantially affect the jury's verdict. The 24-year-old Adams died weeks after she was shot in 1999. Carruth, who played for the Panthers from 1997 to 1999, was sentenced to 18 to 24 years |
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| Jaguars hire Bengals' Sheppard as QBs coach |
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02/12/2011 |
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| Cincinnati's Mike Sheppard to replace Todd Monken, who returned to college football earlier this week as Oklahoma State's offensive coordinator. Jacksonville promoted Monken to QBs coach in January, after Mike Shula took the same position with the Carolina Panthers. Sheppard, who has 17 years of NFL coaching experience, spent the last four seasons coaching receivers for the Bengals. His resume also includes college head-coaching stints (Long Beach State and New Mexico), as well as NFL coordinator jobs with S |
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| Baker leaves UNC after 1 month for Dallas Cowboys |
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02/09/2011 |
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| th NFL agent Gary Wichard became part of the NCAA investigation into the football program. In a statement released by the school, Baker said the Cowboys ``provided an opportunity I couldn't refuse.'' Baker had spent the past two seasons with the Carolina Panthers. The former Maryland linebacker coached 12 seasons in college and 15 seasons in the NFL.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or re |
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| Packers' backup Nelson steps up in Super Bowl |
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02/07/2011 |
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| adjustments. ``We had to play more zone coverage in the second half because we didn't want to lock some of the other guys up into one-on-one situations,'' Capers said. And so, the xx-year-old lifetime coach won his title. He coached two-year-old Carolina Panthers to the NFL title game in the 1990s and also coached the Houston Texans in their expansion years. Around that, he spent time as a defensive coach in Jacksonville, Miami, New Orleans, New England and, yes, even Pittsburgh. ``You have an appreciation |
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| Nelson's Super game tops Packers' great Max McGee |
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02/07/2011 |
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| ic. Just adjustments. ``We had to play more zone coverage in the second half because we didn't want to lock some of the other guys up into one-on-one situations,'' Capers said. And so, the 60-year-old lifetime coach won his title. He coached the Carolina Panthers to the NFL title game in the 1990s and also coached the Houston Texans in their expansion years. Around that, he spent time as a defensive coach in Jacksonville, Miami, New Orleans, New England and, yes, Pittsburgh. ``You have an appreciation for |
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