Carolina Panthers
Panthers Sign Draft Choices Lotulelei & Kugbila
Bydphifer at May 23, 2013 | 11:44 am | 0 Comment
The Carolina Panthers have signed 2013 first-round draft choice (14th overall) defensive tackle Star Lotulelei and fourth-round choice (108th overall) guard Edmund Kugbila, the team announced Thursday. Lotulelei and Kugbila join Kawann Short, who signed Wednesday, as Panthers draft choices under contract. “Star gives us an impactful three-down defensive
Panthers Sign 2nd Round Choice Short
Bydphifer at May 22, 2013 | 11:38 am | 0 Comment
The Carolina Panthers have signed 2013 second-round draft choice (44th overall) Kawann Short, the team announced Wednesday. A defensive tackle from Purdue University, Short started all 50 games played for the Boilermakers from 2009-12. He ranks third in school history for the most tackles for loss (49) and sacks (19.5) by a defensive tackle and blocked a
Panthers Make Roster Moves
Bydphifer at May 15, 2013 | 7:06 pm | 0 Comment
The Carolina Panthers announced Monday that the team has signed eight players following their participation on a tryout basis at the team’s minicamp, May 10-12. Player Position College Brenton Bersin
Carolina Panthers Win Third Straight Game
Bydphifer at December 23, 2012 | 10:09 pm | 0 Comment
It is the holiday season and it is the time for giving. And the Carolina Panthers gave their fans a third straight win on Sunday in their final home game of the season. The Panthers beat the Oakland Raiders 17-6 and improved their record to 6-9 on the year. It was a defensive battle and it was Luke Keuchly and Thomas Davis that stole the show. The Panthers struck first
Carolina Panthers Crush the Chargers
Bydphifer at December 18, 2012 | 10:02 pm | 0 Comment
Remember before the season when everybody looked at the Carolina Panthers and said "this team will do some things?" And then remember this team severely disappointing all year and compiling a 3-9 record? Well now we are back on the positive side of things as the Panthers steamrolled the San Diego Chargers 31-7 on their way to a second straight win. The second straight
Panthers Dominate Division Rival Falcons
Bydphifer at December 9, 2012 | 10:45 pm | 0 Comment
The Carolina Panthers welcomed the rival Atlanta Falcons to Bank of America on Sunday and even with a 3-9 record the Panthers had some unfinished business. After letting one slip away in Atlanta earlier this season Carolina made sure that didn’t happen again as they dominated most of the game for a 30-20 win. The first half was about as dominating as it could get for
Carolina Panthers Continue to Disappoint
Bydphifer at December 2, 2012 | 11:55 pm | 0 Comment
The Carolina Panthers continued with what has been a disastrous season on Sunday with a 27-21 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Heading into the game the Chiefs were 1-10 and dealing with a horrific tragedy that occurred just less than 24 hours before the game. And playing with all that emotion Kansas City was able to come together as a team and get their second win of the
Carolina Panthers Get Win in Primetime
Bydphifer at November 27, 2012 | 1:12 am | 0 Comment
The Carolina Panthers ended a two game losing streak on Monday night and the win came in the national spotlight. Cam Newton accounted for four touchdowns in the 30-22 win over the Philadelphia Eagles and the win improved their record to 3-8 on the season. The game couldn’t have started any better for the struggling Panthers as they jumped out to a 14-3 lead. The lead
Carolina Panthers Continue to Find Ways to Lose
Bydphifer at November 18, 2012 | 10:57 pm | 0 Comment
The Carolina Panthers have found a lot of ways to lose games this season and Sunday was no different. Carolina held a 21-10 lead with six minutes left but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers stormed back tying the game with twelve seconds left and then winning the game 27-21 in overtime on their very first drive. The loss was the fifth straight at home for the Panthers which dropped
Carolina Panthers Lose Fourth Straight Game at Home
Bydphifer at November 11, 2012 | 10:59 pm | 0 Comment
The Carolina Panthers were looking to start a winning streak on Sunday and to do it they would have to beat a familiar face in John Fox and the Denver Broncos. Fox returned to his old stomping grounds for the first time since leaving Carolina and in the end it was his team that got the job done. Peyton Manning threw for 308 yards and a touchdown and once again the
DeAngelo Williams Values His Fans
Bycharlottevibe at November 8, 2012 | 9:20 pm | 0 Comment
Today I was able to speak with DeAngelo Williams on why he’s so active on Twitter and interacting with fans. He responded, "It gives them the opportunity to learn me as a person and not as a football player. They drive this game. The more they are involved in consuming what you got going on outside of football, the more they are to follow you while you are playing
Armanti Edwards Has His Number Called
Bydphifer at November 5, 2012 | 5:01 pm | 0 Comment
Carolina Panthers wide receiver Armanti Edwards has heard it all. Why did he get drafted in the third round? He will never be a receiver in the NFL. Is he one of the worst draft picks in Panthers history? All of these things have been said about the former quarterback out of Appalachian State. Edwards was a two time Walter Payton Award winner and one of the
Carolina Panthers Get Much Needed Win in Washington
Bydphifer at November 4, 2012 | 11:02 pm | 0 Comment
The Carolina Panthers went into Sunday looking to play a complete game for the first time in a long time. And after five losses in a row that goal was finally accomplished. The Panthers went into Fed Ex Field and beat the Washington Redskins 21-13 and it was good defense and a balanced offense that enabled them to get the job done. Charles Johnson and Greg Hardy were able
Carolina Panthers Lose Fifth Straight Game
Bydphifer at October 28, 2012 | 7:17 pm | 0 Comment
The Carolina Panthers looked like they were heading for their second win of the season on Sunday. But once again mistakes late and the inability to get a game winning stop led to the Panthers losing their fifth straight game and they now sit at 1-6 for the season. It did not look good early on as the Chicago Bears quickly jumped out to a 7-0 lead on a Matt Forte
Firing Hurney Was the Right Move
Bydphifer at October 22, 2012 | 7:09 pm | 0 Comment
1-5 for the third straight season, no back to back winning seasons, and no playoff appearance since 2008 are all things that you don’t want to have on your resume as an NFL general manager. That is the recent resume of Carolina Panthers general manager Marty Hurney and after a fourth straight loss and a loss at home to the rival Dallas Cowboys yesterday the organization
Carolina Panthers: Deja Vu in Another Close Loss
Bydphifer at October 22, 2012 | 12:14 am | 0 Comment
Have you ever had that feeling where no matter what you do or what you try you know that it is going to end badly? Well that is how the Carolina Panthers feel right now. In another one possession game, where the Panthers had chance after chance to get a win, the rival Dallas Cowboys came into Bank of America Stadium on Sunday and handed Carolina its fourth straight
Carolina Panthers Latest News and Notes: Bye Week Edition
ByJesse Collin at October 15, 2012 | 9:04 pm | 0 Comment
By: Jesse Collin Sports Media 101 Panthers lose Kalil, shign Austin Pro Bowl center Ryan Kalil, who took out a full-page ad guaranteeing a Panthers Super Bowl victory in July, was placed on the season-ending IR after suffering a Lisfranc injury in last Sunday's 16-12 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. This is a devastating loss to a Carolina running game that
Carolina Panthers Lose Another Close Game
Bydphifer at October 8, 2012 | 12:19 am | 0 Comment
Another golden opportunity and another opportunity wasted. That has been the story for the Carolina Panthers the last two games including today when the Panthers failed to score from the one yard line in what most likely would have won the game. The Panthers offense had been atrocious all game long, and after a solid performance by the defense to keep them in the game,
Panthers Locker Room Talk
ByJesse Collin at October 5, 2012 | 1:18 pm | 0 Comment
We talked to wide receiver Brandon LaFell and head coach Ron Rivera in this week’s version of Panthers Locker Room Talk. Brandon LaFell You have just one catch in the last two games. How have opposing defenses been able to limit you? I think defenses have been doing a pretty good job of giving help over the top. We just haven’t managed to get me the ball
Carolina Panthers Suffer Improbable 30-28 Defeat at Atlanta Falcons
ByJesse Collin at October 1, 2012 | 10:32 pm | 0 Comment
By: Jesse Collin Sports Media 101 Unfortunately, for the Carolina Panthers, “almost” only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades. The Panthers' 30-28 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday was particularly maddening because they played well enough to win. In the last three minutes of the fourth quarter, the Carolina offense was two yards from getting a first down