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By PFC Cardinals Writer Kelley Smelser
Fans raise some of the important points, but I don’t think the NFCW is a walk; we have to get better all around to win it this year and even more so into the next 5 years. All 3 foes have had a lot of low draft picks for the [...]

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David Scott, of the Charlotte Observer, reports Carolina Panthers head coach John Fox, while pleased with QB Matt Moore’s performance in Week 13, was not ready to name him the starter for Week 14. “It’s just like any other position,” Fox said. “We’ll evaluate it. That’s why we practice.” Fox was equally evasive on whether [...]

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The Charlotte Observer reports Carolina Panthers WR Steve Smith said following the team’s Week 6 game that he is unhappy with his role on offense. “I’m no longer an asset to this team,” Smith said. Smith caught just one pass for four yards in Week 6. Smith, however, is regularly double teamed and the Panthers [...]

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Charles Chandler, of the Charlotte Observer, reports Carolina Panthers head coach John Fox said following the team’s Week 1 game that QB Jake Delhomme will remain the starting quarterback for Week 2. “Obviously, I think we start back with Jake. I think we’ve got to go back and evaluate what happened to us. Personally, after [...]

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According to Pro Football Talk, Carolina Panthers linebacker Jon Beason has a sprained MCL and will be out for a few weeks.

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Carolina Panthers starting defensive tackle Maake Kemoeatu suffered a torn Achilles’ tendon and he could miss the entire upcoming season. Kemoeatu suffered the injury during the first training camp practice Monday morning, in a non-contact drill. The Panthers said they’d update his condition Tuesday.

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The Associated Press reports the Carolina Panthers have agreed to terms with second-round draft choice CB Sherrod Martin on a four-year deal. Financial terms were not disclosed. .

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Carolina Panthers signed second-round DE Everette Brown to a four-year, $4.3 million contract, according to Scout.com. The deal includes $2.7 million in guarantees.

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By Bob Cunningham
Defensive ends are quickly becoming the highest-paid players in the NFL, especially on defense. In fact, up until Haynesworth’s recent monster deal, Dwight Freeney was the highest paid defensive player in the league at nearly $12 million per year.
The position has seen a transition over the years. No longer are the ends big [...]

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David Scott, of the Charlotte Observer, reports the Carolina Panthers have signed fourth-round draft choice FB Tony Fiammetta to a four-year deal, according to his agent. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Steve Reed, of CarolinaGrowl.com, reports Carolina Panthers general manager Marty Hurney said he has had ongoing “positive conversations” with DE Julius Peppers’ agent, Carl Carey. Hurney said he still believes Peppers will play for the Panthers this season. Hurney said, “We feel like Julius had done everything he can do for us over the past [...]

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Ron Borges, of the Boston Herald, reports the Carolina Panthers likely will not trade DE Julius Peppers during the 2009 NFL Draft.

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The Carolina Panthers have signed Jake Delhomme to a five-year extension that keeps their quarterback under contract through the 2014 season. Details were not immediately available Thursday, but the move clears needed salary-cap space. The extension comes just over three months after the 34-year-old Delhomme had the worst game of his career, throwing five interceptions [...]

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During his weekly appearance on WEEI in Boston, Adam Schefter of NFL Network said that the Panthers won’t be trading defensive end Julius Peppers to the Patriots. “That trade is not gonna happen,” Schefter told Dennis & Callahan of WEEI. Schefter cited the financial investment that Peppers would require and the looming class of Patriots [...]

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The Carolina Panthers cut veteran starting cornerback Ken Lucas on Wednesday, according to the Associated Press. The transaction creates roughly $2.3 million in 2009 salary-cap room after releasing Lucas, who signed a six-year, $36 million contract in 2005.

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