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| Bucs hope to build on recent draft success |
NFL Football |
04/22/2011 |
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| the first round. ``If our first pick isn't defensive end, it doesn't mean that we can't get to the quarterback ever again.'' But playing in the NFC South, where the New Orleans Saints have Drew Brees, the Atlanta Falcons feature Matt Ryan and the Carolina Panthers may be considering drafting Auburn quarterback Cam Newton first overall, its seems imperative that Dominik and coach Raheem Morris address the weakness sooner rather than later. Tampa Bay ranked 30th among 32 teams in sacks with 26 a year ago, des |
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| Panthers hope to reverse fortunes with top pick |
NFL Football |
04/22/2011 |
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| yoff meltdown in January 2009 and picked up steam through questionable personnel and coaching decisions, decimating injuries, an ill-timed labor dispute and plain bad luck. Now after the swift fall from division winner to the NFL's worst team, the Carolina Panthers have a chance to end a brutal two-year stretch of unwatchable football. All general manager Marty Hurney has to do is be perfect with perhaps the important selection in franchise history: the No. 1 overall pick in Thursday's NFL draft. ``You jus |
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| More mocking while we wait |
NFL Football |
04/15/2011 |
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| nd shared my skepticism that a team choosing in this year's top 10 would realistically take such a gamble on a player who may be the second coming of Ben Roethlisberger -- or Akili Smith. Well, consider my position changed on the subject. Unless the Carolina Panthers are in the midst of pulling off a con job of Bernie Madoff-esque proportions, all signs indicate they'll make Newton the top overall choice as long as they keep the pick. Defensive tackle Nick Fairley, Newton's former Auburn teammate and Carolina's |
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| Eskimos sign WR Marcus Henry |
CFL |
04/05/2011 |
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| on Tuesday signed free agent wide receiver Marcus Henry, who has spent the past few years on practice rosters in the NFL. Henry played college football for four seasons at Kansas and was a full-time starter his senior year, catching 54 passes for 1,014 yards and 10 touchdowns. He was selected by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft and spent two seasons on their practice roster. He also spent several weeks on the Carolina Panthers' practice roster. Terms of Henry's deal were not disclosed. |
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| Mock Draft #1: Newton's Fall? |
NFL Football |
04/01/2011 |
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| ree that Newton possesses the physical tools to be a franchise signal-caller in the league, and the 21-year- old's sensational performance during Auburn's unforeseen run to the national championship this past fall backed up that notion. And with the Carolina Panthers, the team that holds the dubious distinction of owing this year's No. 1 overall pick, in the market for both a quarterback and a sorely-needed box- office draw, there's a growing sentiment that Newton's name could be the first called by commissioner |
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| Panthers get 3 compensatory draft picks |
NFL Football |
03/25/2011 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Already blessed with the No. 1 overall selection, the Carolina Panthers have been awarded three compensatory picks for the NFL Draft. The league announced 32 compensatory picks on Friday. The selections, added to rounds 3-7, are handed out to teams that lost more or better compensatory free agents than it acquired in the previous year, up to a maximum of four. The Panthers were the only team that received three picks -- including the No. 97 overall choice -- while the Titans, Rav |
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| Coaches have faith players won't slack off |
Headlines |
03/22/2011 |
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| eing a great coach. Playing and coaching has led me to be a coach at this level.'' --- TOP OF THE DRAFT: Coming off a 2-14 season in which they had the league's worst offense (196 points, 75 fewer than any other team) and yielded 408 points, the Carolina Panthers can't count the number of holes they must fill. With the top pick in the draft, they are leaning toward, well, who knows? ``We're going through the whole process and we still have about eight guys at various positions we're looking at,'' coach Ron |
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| Will players be able to budget during lockout? |
NFL Football |
03/20/2011 |
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| e to be careful and you have to be prepared,'' and that players tell him they have made concessions. One of those, Pittsburgh Steelers tackle Willie Colon, passed on buying his brother a new car, and is cooking more for himself than ever. Another, Carolina Panthers receiver Steve Smith, says players are forced too look more closely at their finances now.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or |
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| Gabbert throws at Missouri's pro day |
NFL Football |
03/17/2011 |
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| draft. The crowd at Missouri's pro day Thursday included Denver Broncos vice president John Elway and coach John Fox, New York Jets coach Rex Ryan, John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis and Ron Rivera of the Carolina Panthers, who have the draft's top choice. Gabbert is a likely first-round pick and hopes to be the first quarterback chosen in the April 28 draft ahead of Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton, Washington's Jake Locker and Ryan Mallett of Arkansas.Copyright &c |
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| Extension, combine fail to provide any real clarity |
NFL Football |
03/04/2011 |
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| he 2011 draft, the one event that's assured to go on as scheduled (albeit in a potentially altered form) regardless of the seemingly inevitable work stoppage that's about to take place in the very near future. Much like the league and the union, the Carolina Panthers -- owners of the top overall pick in next month's college player selection process -- are finding that coming to a satisfying resolution is going to be a slow and cumbersome task. The just-completed scouting combine was supposed to make Carolina's d |
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