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Bond runs deep for Munnerlyn, Norwood

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Published June 12, 2010 at 10:36 p.m.

CHARLOTTE -- Moments after the Carolina Panthers selected South Carolina's Eric Norwood in the fourth round of the NFL draft in April, a text arrived from Panthers' cornerback Captain Munnerlyn ... "Great pick," Munnerlyn wrote to The Observer. "That's my boy." ... Thanks to Munnerlyn, former college teammate Norwood is no stranger to Bank of America Stadium ... Munnerlyn, a 2009 seventh-round pick, had a surprisingly strong rookie season and provided tickets for Norwood to come to some games

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QB coach sizes up his 'eager' young squad

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Published May 2, 2010 at 11:21 p.m.

Carolina Panthers quarterbacks coach Rip Scherer chuckled as he considered the youth movement his position group has undergone since last season ... In place of veterans Jake Delhomme, Josh McCown and A.J. Feeley, the Panthers' depth chart is led by fourth-year player Matt Moore (eight career starts), second-year apprentice Hunter Cantwell, and rookie draft picks Jimmy Clausen and Tony Pike ... "It's like Romper Room," said Scherer. "You don't need chairs; you need high chairs." ... But Scherer

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Jake's done for season, not done with team

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Published Dec. 25, 2009 at 1:58 a.m.

Though speculation about Jake Delhomme's future with the Carolina Panthers ratcheted up after he was placed on injured reserve Thursday, the team's position on him remains the same, according to general manager Marty Hurney ... "This move doesn't change anything about his future," said Hurney. "We feel the same about Jake as we did yesterday before we put him on I.R. We've made it clear we have confidence in Jake." ... Delhomme became the 11th Panthers player on injured reserve, one day after

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Panthers Delhomme Done For Season, Placed On IR

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Published Dec. 24, 2009 at 1:07 p.m.

The Carolina Panthers have placed quarterback Jake Delhomme on injured reserve with a broken finger on his throwing hand, according to Channel 9 sports sources ...

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Sanford censured over his cheating, his use of planes

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Published Dec. 17, 2009 at 7:51 a.m.

S.C. lawmakers voted Wednesday to formally rebuke Gov. Mark Sanford, again sparing him from impeachment over secret trips to see his Argentine mistress and his use of state planes ... The House Judiciary Committee unanimously agreed to censure the Republican governor for bringing "ridicule, dishonor, disgrace and shame" to the state. The scathing reprimand has no practical effect on Sanford's ability to govern for the 13 months that remain in his term, but legislators insisted they were not

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Schwartz gets tough test in 1st start

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Published Dec. 17, 2009 at 3:44 a.m.

Carolina Panthers offensive linemen Geoff Schwartz and Mackenzy Bernadeau are roommates on the road and at the team's hotel the night before home games ... As young guys trying to make it in the NFL, they have always stayed true to their philosophy: ... "We used to go into every game and prepare for it as if this is the game we're finally going to play in," said Bernadeau ... Bernadeau's "time" came a month ago, when he was thrust into the starting lineup at left guard after an injury to Jordan

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Panthers' safety Harris back to his havoc-wreaking habits

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Published Dec. 9, 2009 at 6:43 a.m.

Carolina Panthers strong safety Chris Harris is back at it: Creating turnovers again ... After going all season without doing what was once considered his specialty, he says it's about time ... "It was very frustrating," he said this week. "That was one of the things I pride myself on: Turnovers. When they come, they come in bunches." ... Harris led the NFL in forced fumbles in 2007 with eight, then had two more in the Panthers' first two games of last season. Except for an interception in the

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Beason: Comments out of bounds

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Published Oct. 16, 2009 at 1:18 a.m.

Carolina Panthers linebacker Jon Beason said Thursday he shouldn't have told a radio audience last week that he planned to talk to defensive end Julius Peppers about playing harder ... "After what happened, I realized I was wrong," Beason said during his weekly appearance on WFNZ (610 AM). "There are certain things you shouldn't say in public and certain things that should remain in-house. That's where I made my mistake." ... Beason added that he decided not to talk to Peppers after receiving

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After bye, Panthers ready to start the season afresh

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Published Oct. 5, 2009 at 11:12 p.m.

Surely, one weekend without a game can't be a cure-all for the Carolina Panthers early-season woes. Or can it? ... Players returned to Bank of America Stadium for meetings Monday after a three-day break and talked like a new season was under way – almost as if their 0-3 record didn't exist ... “When you get away from it for a minute, (you) kind of refocus and see this can be the start of the season for us right now,” said middle linebacker Jon Beason ... Quarterback Jake Delhomme said the

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Sons Of Panthers Owner Resign From Team

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Published Sept. 1, 2009 at 4:03 p.m.

The two sons of Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson resigned from high-ranking jobs in the organization Tuesday, an unexpected shake-up in one of the NFL's most stable and successful franchises ...

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