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Carolina Panthers rookie running back Kenjon Barner turns upfield with the ball after making a pass reception during the team's rookie minicamp on Friday, May 10, 2013.

If the Carolina Panthers are interested in seven-time All-Pro cornerback Charles Woodson, coach Ron Rivera isn't showing the team's hand.

The Panthers begin the 2013 season without the greatest defensive back in their short history... Chris Gamble .

Rookie mini camp is a preliminary workout to assess the incoming rookie class and allow coaches to work with them independently before the veterans show up later for mandatory OTAs and training camp.

Over the offseason the Panthers made a few moves to improve the strength of the depth chart.

There is a lot to be excited for, but there are significant pitfalls the Panthers need to avoid this year.

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.

Valdosta State's Edmund Kugbila followed Carolina's theme of drafting big bodies.

Gettleman, who worked alongside Coughlin during his tenure with the New York Giants , recalls the two-time Super Bowl winning head coach explaining to him a simple theory when it comes to the NFL.

Now that the first round of the 2013 NFL draft is over, it's time to look ahead to day two of the event.

Carolina Panthers general manager Dave Gettleman is two days away from kicking off his inaugural draft at the helm of the Panthers' front office.

The Panthers nearly drafted a safety last year, zeroing in on Mark Barron before Tampa Bay took him two spots before Carolina picked.