I am back from a seven-day holiday, but the Carolina Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers is still waiting for the team’s decision on his future. Well, there is indeed something new: some reports said that the New England Patriots was pursuing the defensive end again.
The Patriots was among the teams who asked for Peppers last season when he said he wanted to leave Carolina. However, Peppers’ final decision was to sign a one-year contract with the Panthers and put on the Panthers jersey again as the team’s franchise player. As for this year, it seems that there will be bigger chance for Patriots to obtain Peppers as the Panthers have not shown any intension to keep Peppers.
Similar to what he did last year, Peppers claimed at times that he was ignored by the Panthers and he wanted hard to leave the team. And this time the Panthers did something totally different from what they did last year. Having said that they will not put the franchise tag on Peppers again, they have seemed to let Peppers become an unrestricted free agent next month. So the Patriots, along with the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants, could feel free to give their offers to Peppers.
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Friday, February 19, 2010
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Panthers DB Wesley is not allowed to play Sunday against Bills
A one-game suspension will keep the Carolina Panthers special team player Dante Wesley from playing against the Buffalo Bills this Sunday. He was suspended for launching himself into defenseless returner Clifton Smith in Tampa Bay Buccaneers jersey.
The incident happened late in the second quarter on Sunday’s game. Wesley left his feet and hit Smith in the neck and head with his forearm and shoulder as Smith waited to field a punt without signaling for a fair catch. As Smith was confirmed to have sustained a concussion and both benches emptied onto the field, Wesley was immediately ejected from the game and the Panthers were penalized 15 yards
Wesley said he mistimed hitting Smith and was not intentional to hurt opponent player, but NFL executive vice president of football operations Ray Anderson called the act a flagrant violation of player safety rules. The suspension will cause Wesley to lose more than $36,000 in salary.
The incident happened late in the second quarter on Sunday’s game. Wesley left his feet and hit Smith in the neck and head with his forearm and shoulder as Smith waited to field a punt without signaling for a fair catch. As Smith was confirmed to have sustained a concussion and both benches emptied onto the field, Wesley was immediately ejected from the game and the Panthers were penalized 15 yards
Wesley said he mistimed hitting Smith and was not intentional to hurt opponent player, but NFL executive vice president of football operations Ray Anderson called the act a flagrant violation of player safety rules. The suspension will cause Wesley to lose more than $36,000 in salary.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Quadriceps strain made Cowboys RB Barber inactive for Monday game against Panthers
The Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber was hurt on a 35-yard run on his final carry in last week’s loss to the New York Giants. Afterwards, he was limited in practice and then was ruled out for Monday night’s game against the Carolina Panthers.
After being hurt, Barber had said that he wanted to play against the Panthers even though he was unable to take part in a full practice with the injury. However, the team finally to put him into rest and have Felix Jones starting in Barber’s place. It was still uncertain when Barber would be back to the field.
As for the Panthers, they also lost several players because of injuries. Linebacker Na’il Diggs was out with bruised ribs, starting strong safety Chris Harris injured knee, fullback Brad Hoover injured back spasms and defensive Everette Brown had ankle hurt. Returning players include defensive tackle Nick Hayden, who was back with the team after missing last week’s game against the Atlanta Falcons because of bruised toe.
After being hurt, Barber had said that he wanted to play against the Panthers even though he was unable to take part in a full practice with the injury. However, the team finally to put him into rest and have Felix Jones starting in Barber’s place. It was still uncertain when Barber would be back to the field.
As for the Panthers, they also lost several players because of injuries. Linebacker Na’il Diggs was out with bruised ribs, starting strong safety Chris Harris injured knee, fullback Brad Hoover injured back spasms and defensive Everette Brown had ankle hurt. Returning players include defensive tackle Nick Hayden, who was back with the team after missing last week’s game against the Atlanta Falcons because of bruised toe.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Panthers WR Smith left camp with shoulder injured
On Monday night, another key player of the Carolina Panthers was taken out of the practice field. Wide receiver Steve Smith was carted to the locker room after his right shoulder was injured.
Smith was injured when he got tangled with cornerback Chris Gamble, and general manager Marty Hurney said he was not sure how long the injury will keep the four-time Pro Bowl receiver out of practice. Although X-rays showed that the injury was not very serious, it just caused some tense moments for the Panthers who saw one of the NFL’s top receivers injured just a week after starting defensive tackle Maake Kemoeatu left camp for a torn tendon.
Smith had 78 catches for 1,421 yards and six touchdowns last season. With his leaving, the Panthers have few choices of starting WR. At the moment they have 36-year-old Muhsin Muhammad as a starter and Dwayne Jarrett as a candidate to be the No. 3 receiver this season.
Smith was injured when he got tangled with cornerback Chris Gamble, and general manager Marty Hurney said he was not sure how long the injury will keep the four-time Pro Bowl receiver out of practice. Although X-rays showed that the injury was not very serious, it just caused some tense moments for the Panthers who saw one of the NFL’s top receivers injured just a week after starting defensive tackle Maake Kemoeatu left camp for a torn tendon.
Smith had 78 catches for 1,421 yards and six touchdowns last season. With his leaving, the Panthers have few choices of starting WR. At the moment they have 36-year-old Muhsin Muhammad as a starter and Dwayne Jarrett as a candidate to be the No. 3 receiver this season.
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