Rookie RB Jonathan Stewart was a no-go for the first few days of Panthers’ mini-camp. Instead, he had to study the practice from the sidelines, due to the turf toe injury he suffered in March. Jonathan Stewart was the first pick for the Panthers in the recent draft.

Stewart said during practice: “It was a little faster, a littler quicker pace than college. It was a little different.”

He will have to wait until the injury heals to play alongside former first round pick De’Angelo Williams. John Fox is hopeful that the two will replace the Deshaun Foster – Stephen Davis tandem that the Panthers rode on through to the Super Bowl.

“It is very frustrating just watching. When you’re a football player, you want to be out there and participating in the drills” said Stewart, “But it is what it is. “‘I’ve got to sit back and watch for awhile.”

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