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Despite the left side of the line featuring Week 2 veteran signing Chris Clark at tackle and Van Roten at guard, Van Roten believes the line performed better than perceived in 2018. The Panthers averaged an NFL-best 5.1 yards per carry, and just five teams gave up fewer sacks than the 32 that...

CHARLOTTE -- This past Friday, free agent defensive lineman Gerald McCoy visited with members of the Panthers organization at Bank of America Stadium. Reports indicate it was his third and final visit after previously meeting with the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens. Now it's up to McCoy...

–Grier, who got some first-team reps, had an inconsistent day. After firing a rope to Jarius Wright on the sideline, Newton screamed, “That a boy, Willie G!” But Grier was also intercepted twice. First, safety Kai Nacua went high to catch a deep ball intended for DJ Moore. Then, late in team...

CHARLOTTE – Everyone’s aware of Greg Olsen interest in going into broadcasting when his playing days are done, but maybe coaching could be in his future. Youth baseball at least. “I really enjoy it with the kids,” said Olsen, who is serving as an assistant coach for his son Tate’s under-8...

The comfort level between rookies and vets, new coaches and players, and the players with the playbook has grown noticeably over the last two weeks of OTAs. With that growth has come some highlight-reel plays. It’s only May and we’ve already seen multiple takeaways by the defense and a few...

Marquis Haynes, a fourth-round pick in 2018 whose calling card has always been speed, played in just four games and recorded just four tackles as a rookie. Listed at 235 pounds when he first arrived, it was always going to be a big challenge for Haynes to thrive early as a defensive end in the...

Hemingway, who grew up in the Myrtle Beach area, was claimed off waivers by the Panthers a few days before organized team activities began. With multiple tight ends mostly working on the side over the first half of OTAs, Hemingway has taken the opportunity for additional reps and ran with it...

Rivera is confident that Kuechly has the ability to make the adjustment, and right on cue Kuechly came up with an interception on the first play Tuesday when the Panthers kicked off their second week of organized team activities. “There’s been a lot of good ball production, which is fun to...

Peyton hung with McCaffrey throughout practice but met other players in the locker room before practice and at a team meeting afterwards. “It was great, practicing and meeting all the players,” Peyton said. “Hanging out with Christian is super fun.” Peyton, who lives on the North Carolina...

-The play of the day came courtesy of Samuel, who got past cornerback Kevon Seymour and dove for a spectacular catch on a beautiful deep ball from Allen, whose deep throws have been on point. Samuel was slow to get up after getting the wind knocked out of him, but teammates loved the effort –...

“I just give it my best, and whatever happens happens,” Heinicke said. “You just go out there, you try to do your best – do what you can do on the field, in the meeting rooms, in the weight rooms – and that’s all you can do, really.” That simple formula has served Heinicke well. Since going...

CHARLOTTE -- After waiving guard Landon Turner with a non-football illness, the Panthers have signed a replacement at guard. Carolina has added 6-foot-4, 304-pound Kofi Amichia to the roster. The Packers selected Amichia, a South Florida product, in the sixth round of the 2017 draft. He didn't...

Irvin always knew Kuechly was one of the best linebackers in football. Now he knows why people always have such nice things to say about him. “Luke is a hell of a guy. Hell of a football player but a better person,” Irvin said. “He’ll help you out any way he can. “He sends me and my wife...

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Website submission from Christopher in Brevard, NC: Is there any chance we would sit Cam till week 6? I think we would win at least 3 games in the first five with the QB’s we have on the roster. This would give...

He was a two-sport standout in high school that opted to focus on lacrosse, but he gave football another shot as a fifth-year graduate student at Monmouth. “I played corner. Wasn’t really a receiver in college; just a red zone, third-down guy,” said Hogan, who caught just 12 passes in his one...

CHARLOTTE – Rashaan Gaulden readily admits it now. Last year, the rookie defensive back couldn’t see the bigger picture. “(General manager) Marty (Hurney) and Coach (Ron) Rivera, they’ve had a plan for me all along, and I just didn’t see it early on,” Gaulden said following Carolina’s first...

CHARLOTTE – Footballs flew through the air Wednesday in the Panthers’ first organized team activity open to the media, and Cam Newton was in the middle of it all. But Newton, much like the media members that tracked his every move, played the role of interested observer rather than active...

-All three quarterbacks had their moments during Wednesday’s unseasonably cool practice, but those charged with defending the pass enjoyed even more moments. The Panthers’ defensive backs (and linebacker Luke Kuechly) were aggressive to the ball, closing fast to bat away several passes...

“It’s been tough. It’s been a bad two seasons. That’s the reality of it,” said Olsen, who confirmed he is fully cleared for OTAs. “I know what I can do, I just have to stay on the field. Hopefully this little bone in my foot doesn’t keep breaking. “I feel ready to rock,” he added. “I haven’t...

A broken leg cost Paradis half of his season last year in Denver, and while Broncos general manager John Elway said in March he had “big concerns” about Paradis’s health, it seems his recovery is going smoothly. “(I’m) progressing great. The leg is coming along real well. We’ve just got to...