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4th-round pick Eric Norwood signed in

Sunil Sonkar — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:17:58 +0000

Eric Norwood is in the Panthers. The club signed fourth-round pick. To Norwood, the NFL team believes to become a pass-rushing specialist.

Eric Norwood is the career leadre of South Carolina with 29 sacks.

John Fox, the coach, says that he will be using Norwood at the linebacker in passing situations and also on special teams.

The recent signing of Carolina Panthers puts the club’s 10 draft picks under contract. However, the second-round Jimmy Clausen and the third-round selections Brandon LeFell remain unsigned along with Armanti Edwards.

On July 28 Carolina Panthers will report to training camp.

Panthers sign Charles Spencer

admin — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:23:03 +0000

The Carolina Panthers have added another body in the offensive line competition in training camp.

A 6-foot-4, 337-pounder from Pittsburgh, Spencer was the Texans’ 2006 third-round draft pick. He earned a job in the preseason as the starting left tackle, but he suffered a severe leg injury during the second game of the 2006 season and hasn’t played since.

Panthers Sign Seventh Round Pick Taylor

admin — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:32:17 +0000

The Panthers signed their fifth draft choice yesterday, seventh round pick Hilee Taylor, a defensive end out of UNC. The numbers of the contract have not been disclosed, only that it was a multi year deal.

Taylor may prove to be a surprise player in training camp next week, receiving all ACC honors.

So far the Panthers have signed fiver picks: DE Hilee Taylor, LB Dan Connor, TE Gary Barnidge, G Mackenzy Bernadeau, and DT Nick Hadyen.

Panthers Sign Connor

admin — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:46:29 +0000

The Carolina signed Dan Connor, the second of their two third round draft picks. Connor broke numerous school records at Penn State, and was highly regarded as one of the top linebackers in Aprils draft, proving to be a steal for Carolina in the third round.

Panthers signed Connor to a four-year, $2.494 million contract which includes includes a $789,000 signing bonus. There’s a Q&A with Connor in our Dan Connor:3rd Round Pick, 1st Round Talent post.

So far the Panthers have signed four picks: Connor, TE Gary Barnidge, G Mackenzy Bernadeau, and DT Nick Hadyen.

Panthers Sign Picks Bernadeau and Hayden

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:36:01 +0000

Finally! The Panthers signed their first draft picks today, seventh round pick Mackenzy Bernadeau, a guard from Bentley Collage, and Nick Hayden, the sixth round defensive tackle out of Wisconsin . Panthers General Manager Marty Hurney usually doesn’t get around to signing draft choices till July, so even though the Panthers are bit behind when compared to other teams, everything right on track with Hurney.

Don’t look for the Panthers to get any hight draft picks signed until at least the beginning of training camp especially their two number one picks. I don’t expect a holdout from either Jonathan Stewart or Jeff Otah, but you never know. It’s important to get picks signed now so that the players have plenty of time to adjust in training camp. Last year the Panthers didn’t sign Jon Beason, their number one pick, till half way through training camp which prevented him from starting until week three.

Panthers Sign QB Lester Ricard

admin — Wed, 21 May 2008 19:01:05 +0000

Yesterday, the Panthers picked up a young QB prospect in Lester Ricard. Ricard played for the Jacksonville Jaguars last season, but spent most of his time on the practice squad.

It is likely that Ricard will be either placed on the Panther’s practice squad or cut before the season starts. Hopefully, he will be able to catch on and show some of the elusiveness he had back in college.