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To look at him, to watch him walk across the room looking like an old man, you never would know how much the Carolina Panthers have missed Brad Hoover this year.

For a guy who snapped both the bones in his lower right leg eight days prior, Jordan Gross was in pretty good spirits Monday.

It's been an issue that continues to plague the Carolina Panthers. Carolina's kickoff coverage teams came into Thursday night's game ranked dead last in the league allowing an average of 30.6 yards per return.

ATLANTA FALCONS at CAROLINA PANTHERS -- FALCONS: QUESTIONABLE: T Sam Baker , DE Kroy Biermann , WR Brian Finneran , DT Thomas Johnson , RB Jerious Norwood , RB Jason Snelling , WR Roddy White .

The Carolina Panthers stayed close to home to fill their open roster spot, promoting practice squad linebacker Kelvin Smith to take the place of the injured Thomas Davis.

CHARLOTTE Half of the NFL season is over, yet the Carolina Panthers continue to struggle in the passing game.

NEW ORLEANS a ' After spending the first half showing what they can do, the Carolina Panthers spent the second half showing what they can't. They can't convert big plays.

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas NEW ORLEANS -- No surprises on Carolina's list of inactives.

The television camera was fixed on the scrum - before jerking to the right while Arizona players looked on in bewilderment.

With both their fullbacks, Brad Hoover and Tony Fiammetta , missing practice Wednesday and looking doubtful to play in Sunday's game at New Orleans, the Panthers have at least explored available options this week.

Brad Hoover 's return to the Panthers didn't last long. The veteran fullback, who had missed the last two games because of a bad back, was carted off the field at the end of the third quarter against the Cardinals with a right ankle injury.

Carolina quarterback Jake Delhomme was checked out at a local hospital after injuring his chest against the Arizona Cardinals.

A stellar work ethic has served Tony Fiammetta well as the Walkersville graduate has worked his way to the highest rung of the football ladder.

Tony Fiammetta may get his first start as an NFL fullback on the game's biggest regular-season stage: "Monday Night Football." According to a list on charlotteobserver.com, Fiammetta, a Walkersville High School graduate, is listed as the Carolina Panthers' starting fullback for tonight's road game against the Dallas Cowboys.

So far, there's very little special about the Carolina Panthers' special teams, especially the punting unit.

Carolina Panthers' Captain Munnerlyn runs back an intercepted pass intended for Tony Fiammetta during the Panthers training camp at Wofford College on Thursday, Aug.

CHARLOTTE Steve Smith figured to be a big part of Carolina's game plan Sunday and he was.

Published: Monday, September 14, 2009 at 5:00 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 12:12 a.m. CHARLOTTE Brad Hoover walked over to his stall in the Carolina Panthers' locker room where he put on a pair of blue jeans and a shirt.

Carolina safety Chris Harris was a late scratch from the starting lineup against Philadelphia with a sore left knee.

Carolina Panthers Running Back Mike Goodson Week 5 a ' Pittsburgh Steelers 21 at Carolina Panthers 10 Thursday, September 3 Texas A&M head coach Mike Sherman wanted Mike Goodson to be the future of the Aggies, but Goodson decided that his future was in the NFL.