CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – With Steve Smith spending the game filling cups with ice and water for his Carolina teammates and many of Pittsburgh’s top players either sitting out or playing little, it was hard to tell if either team is ready to turn things around after disappointing 8-8 seasons. By MIKE CRANSTONAP Sports Writer […]
Moments after the Carolina Panthers finished a 1-3 preseason with a loss to Pittsburgh late Thursday night, Steve Smith was confident. Yes, the Panthers’ first-team offense managed one touchdown in their final three exhibition games. But Smith, who didn’t even get on the field Thursday night, isn’t taking much stock in the preseason. “We were […]
The Carolina Panthers placed quarter back Brett Basanez and two other players on injured reserve and waived two more players Tuesday to get down to 75 players on the NFL’s first mandatory cut date. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) _ The Carolina Panthers placed quarter back Brett Basanez and two other players on injured reserve and waived […]
Nine years after the Carolina Panthers took a stand against a new kind of NFL contract, the team is digging in again, and this time their protest could lead to a lengthy holdout for first-round pick Jon Beason. Following a court ruling earlier this year that made it risky for teams to offer so-called second-year […]
Jon Beason wants nothing more than to put on his pads and sweat through two-a-day practices in 90-degree heat. Instead, the Carolina Panthers’ first-round pick is working out on his own, worried about how much he’s falling behind as his holdout continues. By MIKE CRANSTONAP Sports Writer SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) – Jon Beason wants nothing […]
Jeff King’s second season with the Carolina Panthers is off to a good start. He’s been working with the starters at tight end, and catching the ball more as part of the team’s new-look offense. But King still has close ties to his alma mater, Virginia Tech. He wore a Hokies T-shirt to team meetings […]
The agent for Carolina Panthers’ rookie Jon Beason said Saturday he was hopeful there would be a breakthrough soon in contract negotiations. Beason, a linebacker from Miami, officially became a holdout when he missed Saturday’s opening workout of training camp. But a day after general manager Marty Hurney said they were “miles apart,” Michael Huyghue […]
Na’il Diggs is contending with the supernatural to keep his starting job with the Carolina Panthers. First round pick Jon Beason was expected to take Diggs’ starting job at outside linebacker. But with Beason unsigned and holding out, Diggs worked with the first team for the second straight day Sunday. By MIKE CRANSTONAP Sports Writer […]
Even the rain couldn’t dampen the sprits of a few thousand Panther fans on Saturday morning. Perhaps the rain in Spartanburg represented a cleansing from all of the NFL’s recent off-the-field turmoil; After all, it is a new season and a new set of expectations for the Carolina Panthers. Even the rain couldn’t dampen the […]
Carolina Panthers tackle Jeremy Bridges was arrested Thursday and charged with misdemeanor assault after he was accused of pointing a gun at a female employee of a strip club. By MIKE CRANSTONAP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Carolina Panthers tackle Jeremy Bridges was arrested Thursday and charged with misdemeanor assault after he was accused […]