Carolina Panthers News

Literary critic H.L. Mencken said, "When somebody says it's not about the money, it's about the money." Of course, that's not what commissioner Roger Goodell is saying about pushing the NFL draft into May, a TV sweeps month.

The Falcons drafted a corner back in the first round of the NFL draft. They made a draft day trade, moved up, then drafted that corner back.

The Panthers have more running backs than they know what to do with -- and have invested too many premium resources at this position.

Atlanta Falcons The Falcons are trying to beef up their defense in the form of four-time Pro-Bowl tackle Richard Seymour.

Defense wins championships. A lot of coaches have been saying it for years. The Carolina Panthers have been identified as being defensive-oriented since their inception.

Two months ago, the New York Jets signed unheralded free-agent running back Mike Goodson to a three-year, $6.9 million contract because they fell in love with his upside: Goodson's legal issues didn't start with last Friday's arrest in New Jersey on drug and weapons charges, which could result in jail time.

The pistol offense has came silently onto the NFL scene by making appearances with the Washington Redskins and RG3.

At 26 years old, Mark Sanchez was supposed to be The Guy in New York at this point.

In a sport where every team goes into the season with 53 active players and a hard salary cap figured down to the dollar, it's no wonder that the top award goes to the player who helps his team win games more than anyone else.

Carolina announced Thursday it has signed its four previously unsigned draft picks - former Oregon running back Kenjon Barner defensive tackle Star Lotulelei from Utah, guard Edmund Kugbila from Valdosta State and linebacker A.J. Klein from Iowa State.

On November 10th, the Panthers will travel to Candlestick Park to face last years NFC champs, the San Francisco 49ers .

With the recent explosion of the read-option offense in the NFL , athletic quarterbacks have become a hot commodity.

When asked if anything stood out to him at organized team activities, Tomlin said, "Not at all.

The Carolina Panthers' trash-talking defensive end got leaner during the offseason, dropping nearly 15 pounds.

Hey folks, the following is a second post by guest poster, Anthony Dunn. Anthony is a longtime Panthers fan and catcrave.com reader: Less than two years ago, Panther fans would have thrown proverbial rotten tomatoes at me for saying "I'm glad Rob Chudzinski is gone!" Cleveland can have him for all I care.

So it's no surprise the Panthers second-year middle linebacker was pretty excited when Carolina fulfilled his wish and selected Utah defensive tackle Star Lotulelei with the 14th pick in last month's NFL draft.

The case between four former media members and the City of Charlotte, over negotiations between the city and the Carolina Panthers for stadium improvements, is expected to be heard by a judge Thursday afternoon.

The Charlotte-native was sheepish when asked earlier this year about the possibility of coming to Carolina, but his prohibitive contract demands could relegate the idea to a dream -- unless the Panthers are willing to make a sacrifice.

Last year, then-49ers quarterback Alex Smith caused a stir by pointing out that stats don't supersede wins.

There has been some considerable Panther roster changes this offseason and that has created some openings in the starting line up.