Carolina Panthers Rumors & News

Charlotte Observer "When Dave Gettleman took over as general manager in January, the Carolina Panthers were about $16 million over the salary cap and coming off a fourth consecutive season in which they failed to make the playoffs. Five months later, as he sat under a white tent on a hot June afternoon following..." June 18

CBSSports.com "The NFL might not be that far away from having its first full-time female official on the field. And when -- not if -- it happens, look to 2014 as the year and look to Sarah Thomas as the zebra breaking ground. Thomas, 39, became the first female to ever officiate an NCAA football game in 2007..." June 17

Charlotte Observer "This season will be Steve Smith’s 13th in the NFL and 13th with Carolina. The only other players on the Panther roster with more than 10 seasons of NFL experience are Jordan Gross and Drayton Florence (11) and Dwan Edwards and Ben Hartsock (10). How many more seasons will you play? “I would..." June 17

New York Daily News "When the NFL invades Broadway this winter, the term “Great White Way” will take on a whole new meaning. The Daily News exclusively obtained details and artist renderings of some of the major plans the NFL has for “Super Bowl Boulevard” — a football-themed extravaganza between 34th and 44th..." June 11

Charlotte Observer "Carolina Panthers secondary coach Steve Wilks had a sense in April that new general manager Dave Gettleman might get him some help – not necessarily in the form of defensive backs, but pass rushers. Wilks was familiar with Gettleman’s history with the New York Giants, who won two Super Bowls in..." June 09

Charlotte Observer "As the Panthers second-string offense ran situational drills during organized team activities Thursday, three-time Pro Bowl center Ryan Kalil talked to rookie guard Edmund Kugbila on the sideline. His hand on Kugbila’s shoulder, Kalil told the Panthers’ fourth-round draft pick to keep working..." June 07

Charlotte Observer "Edwards was a folk hero when he played quarterback for Appalachian State. Twice he led the Mountaineers to the FCS national championship and twice he received the Walter Payton Award as the FCS’s best player. Edwards was a competitor and an athlete, and the Carolina Panthers traded their 2011..." June 07

Charlotte Observer "Carolina Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy was more active on social media this week than on the practice field. Hardy, who emerged as a pass-rushing force opposite end Charles Johnson last season, again was a no-show for voluntary organized team activities Thursday. Hardy was not at the..." June 07

NFL.com "With both London games already sold out this season, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has visions of expanding the league's overseas schedule in the future. Speaking at a New York University conference Tuesday, Goodell revealed that the NFL is planning to add a third London game each year. In..." June 05

Charlotte Observer "Jordan Gross has just finished another football practice, one of the thousands he has completed in his career. He stands there, sweaty and polite, as I ask him: “Are you 100 percent healthy?” “One hundred percent is a relative term,” the Panthers’ longtime left tackle says. “I couldn’t honestly..." June 02

Charlotte Observer "Ted Ginn Jr. has never been the player he was projected to be when he showed flashes of breakaway speed as a deep receiving threat and kick returner for Ohio State. He lasted three years with the Miami Dolphins, who drafted him ninth overall in 2007. The past three seasons in San Francisco..." June 02

Charlotte Observer "Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton indicated this week he wants to be a team captain someday. But with a couple of the cornerstones of the franchise seemingly entrenched as offensive captains, it could be a while before Newton gets to wear a “C” on his jersey. Receiver Steve Smith and..." June 01

NFL.com "Among active NFL players, only Tony Gonzalez (14,268) and Reggie Wayne (13,063) have more receiving yards than Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith's 11,452. By the time Smith retires, he could flirt with 14,000 yards and a spot in the top 10 on the NFL's all-time list. Entering his 13th..." May 31

NFL.com "The NFL Draft is moving two weeks later than usual, at least for 2014. The league announced Tuesday that the 2014 NFL Draft will be held at Radio City Music Hall on May 8 to 10. The league also was considering moving the draft to May 15 to 17 because of scheduling issues at Radio City Music..." May 28

NFL.com "With the retirements of bone-crushing hitters Ray Lewis and Brian Urlacher, Carolina Panthers' leading tackler Luke Kuechly is becoming the new model for the middle linebacker who can chase tailbacks, tight ends and even read-option quarterbacks out of the backfield. As NFL Network analyst Brian..." May 26

Charlotte Observer "Greg Hardy was in midseason form Thursday – playing and talking. The Carolina Panthers' trash-talking defensive end got leaner during the offseason, dropping nearly 15 pounds. He’s hoping to improve his speed-rush and prove his breakthrough 2012 season was not a fluke. Hardy might have lost..." May 24

ESPN.com "Cutting two games off the preseason -- either by expanding the playoffs or moving to an 18-game schedule -- is still being discussed, commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday at the NFL's spring owners meetings in Boston. He said all "[options] are on the table." "As I have said before, I..." May 23

Akron Beacon Journal "Jimmy Haslam, whose purchase of the Browns was unanimously approved in October, apologized to fellow NFL owners for the negative attention an ongoing federal investigation targeting his family business, Pilot Flying J, has brought upon the league, Jarrett Bell of USA Today reported. Since the..." May 23

Charlotte Observer "The Panthers have half of their rookie defensive tackle tandem under contract. Second-round pick Kawann Short has signed with Carolina, the team announced Wednesday. Short is the first of the Panthers' five picks to sign. Terms of the deal were undisclosed, but all rookie contracts are four..." May 22

NFL.com "The NFL draft provides football fans with a peek into the exhilaration that comes with entering the league. Far less publicized is a player's exit from the game, which carries its own emotional weight. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said at the NFL Spring Meeting in Boston that he had met with..." May 22

Charlotte Observer "For the first time under Ron Rivera, the Panthers will take the field this week with someone other than Rob Chudzinski calling the offensive plays. With Chud gone to Cleveland as the Browns’ coach, new coordinator Mike Shula will direct the offense when the Panthers begin the first of 10 OTA..." May 19

Charlotte Observer "If the Carolina Panthers are interested in seven-time All-Pro cornerback Charles Woodson, coach Ron Rivera isn’t showing the team’s hand. An ESPN report this week stated the Panthers are one of three teams that have inquired about the free agent Woodson, the 2009 Associated Press Defensive..." May 16

Yahoo! Sports "Carolina Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams has restructured his contract in a move that could keep the 2006 first-round pick out of Memphis with the team through the 2015 season, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to "Shutdown Corner". Williams was entering the third..." May 15

Charlotte Observer "Just when it appeared as though 2013 would be DeAngelo Williams' final year in Carolina, the franchise's leading rusher has restructured his contract with the team. The Observer's Joe Person confirms Williams has restructured his contract in a way that saves the Panthers $3.2 million in cap..." May 15

Charlotte Observer "After the Panthers selected A.J. Klein in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL draft, Klein went with his family and friends to Tanners Grill and Bar in Kimberly, Wis. The restaurant was the same one he and his high school teammates ate at before Friday night games during their two state..." May 13

Charlotte Observer "Even though Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera couldn’t stop himself from looking to the future with draft picks Star Lotulelei and Kawann Short, he mentioned two undrafted defensive backs who stood out the most to him Friday. At the first day of rookie camp, former Alabama safety Robert Lester..." May 11

Charlotte Observer "When the Panthers drafted a pair of defensive tackles in the third round in 2011, team officials hoped Sione Fua and Terrell McClain would clog the middle of the interior defense for years to come. So much for that. Two years later, the Panthers invested their first two picks in another..." May 10

Charlotte Observer "John Kasay was one of the finest gentlemen and best players the Carolina Panthers ever employed. So it was altogether fitting that he signed a one-day contract with the team Tuesday so he could officially retire as a Panther. After a 21-year NFL career, Kasay, 43, has already moved onto a new..." May 08

Charlotte Observer "In addition to lecture halls and weight rooms, Panthers quarterback Cam Newton saw a lot of Interstates 85 and 20 this offseason as he shuttled between Auburn and Charlotte. At his “school pride” event Tuesday morning at Memorial Stadium, Newton said he didn't want to be a hypocrite by preaching..." May 07

Charlotte Observer "John Kasay will retire as a Carolina Panther. The longtime kicker, a member of the franchise's inaugural 1995 team who played 15 seasons in Carolina, is expected to sign a one-day contract Tuesday before making his retirement official. The Panthers are hosting a retirement reception for..." May 07

Charlotte Observer "The senior member of the Panthers' secondary is the guy who's been around Charlotte the shortest time. But cornerback Drayton Florence has been in the NFL for 11 seasons, and the Panthers are betting that experience will benefit the team's young corners. Panthers coach Ron Rivera, who was in..." May 04

Charlotte Observer "After months of scouting and prep work, the Carolina Panthers needed just 90 seconds to make their first-round pick Thursday night. That’s all the time first-year general manager Dave Gettleman needed to land his big “hog molly.” Looking to fortify its defensive line and give middle..." April 26

Charlotte Observer "It has been a dozen years since the Carolina Panthers used a top-50 draft pick on a defensive tackle. They need to do it again in the 2013 NFL draft – preferably with their No. 14 pick Thursday night, but if not there then definitely with their No. 44 pick on Friday. This is the time of..." April 25

Charlotte Observer "At a press conference last week, Panthers general manager Dave Gettleman said there wasn’t a glaring hole at any position for Carolina. Nearly every draft expert seems to disagree, with numerous mock drafts projecting the Panthers taking a defensive tackle with their first-round pick at No...." April 24

CBSSports.com "Because they do the on-location television coverage for the draft, the analysts who work for ESPN and NFL Network will know in advance who's being taken in the 2013 NFL Draft. But this year, those folks aren't going to spoil the picks on Twitter. Instead, they will "speculate" on who might be..." April 22

Yahoo! Sports "On the heels of regulators red-flagging a potential $18 million scam last week, multiple federal agencies are probing investments sold to NFL and NBA players, Yahoo! Sports has learned. According to multiple sources that spoke to Yahoo! Sports on the condition of anonymity, several professional..." April 17

NFL.com "Pat Summerall spent 10 years in the NFL as a player. He spent another 40 years describing the game he loved as one of the sport's iconic broadcasters. On Tuesday, Summerall passed away at the age of 82, Fox Sports spokesman Dan Bell confirmed to NFL.com and NFL Network. According to..." April 16

NFL.com "Fear not, friends, the NFL schedule will become public knowledge this week. League spokesman Greg Aiello announced Tuesday that the NFL's 2013 regular-season slate of games will be announced on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET. This comes one day after the league told NFL.com's Around The League that..." April 16

Yahoo! Sports "There's a curious and somewhat disgusting case of whodunit being investigated by approximately a dozen NFL teams. National Football Scouting president Jeff Foster, who runs the NFL scouting combine, confirmed that a hotel room was left trashed during the February 2013 event in Indianapolis...." April 16

Charlotte Observer "High above the city of Charlotte in an uptown condo, you’ll find an impromptu treat. There’s a man sitting at a piano – someone you’re used to seeing play something very different. “I have one extreme where I play this physical sport getting tackled, hitting people, (with) blood, bruises,..." April 11

Charlotte Observer "Carolina Panthers linebacker Jon Beason has heard the talk throughout the offseason. Coming off three surgeries in a 17-month span, Beason is broken down, used up, finished, according to some fans and critics. Beason, who turned 28 in January, doesn’t agree with the reports of his early..." April 10

NFLEvolution.com "The preliminary hearing in a lawsuit brought by former players against the NFL alleging misinformation over head injuries has ended for Tuesday in Philadelphia. Both sides presented their arguments, according to The Associated Press, with the players side saying the league profited from..." April 09

New York Times "In its quest to keep fans in the stands, and give them a reason not to view games in high definition in their livings rooms, the N.F.L. will put cameras into all home team locker rooms next season. Then they will encourage the teams to use the video on their stadium scoreboards, to give fans who..." April 04

Charlotte Observer "The Panthers have their No. 3 wide receiver. According to a league source, Carolina agreed to a one-year deal with WR Domenik Hixon on Wednesday. Hixon caught 39 balls for 567 yards and two touchdowns last year for the New York Giants. He’ll immediately enter training camp as the team’s..." April 04