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Steve Smith says Panthers don’t need Plaxico

Last updated Saturday, June 23, 2012 - 6:19pm

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Based on reader comments, sports talk radio in Charlotte, there are a lot of people who believe the Panthers should sign free agent wideout Plaxico Burress.

Steve Smith isn’t one of them - at least not at the moment.

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An endless summer for Cam Newton

Joseph Person McClatchy Newspapers

Last updated Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 4:14pm

BRADENTON, Fla.--Cam Newton is struggling with his wireless microphone.

As Newton goes through warm-up drills on a hot, humid morning on Florida's Gulf Coast, the microphone strapped to his waist for an upcoming ESPN "SportsCenter" segment keeps jabbing him in the back.

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There's a pattern for NFL's successful rookie coaches

Joseph Person, McClatchy Newspapers

Last updated Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 5:41pm

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- If all goes according to plan, the Carolina Panthers' next coach will be an NFL assistant who experiences the same success that Pittsburgh's Mike Tomlin has enjoyed as a head coach.

Or Sean Payton, Mike Smith and Mike McCarthy.

While John Fox's final season in Charlotte stumbled to its 2-14 conclusion, many Panthers' fans clamored for the team to go after a big-name coach, including two in particular -- former Steelers coach Bill Cowher and ex-Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden, both of whom own Super Bowl rings.

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Who's in the mix? Panthers on the clock for No. 1 pick

Joseph Person, McClatchy Newspapers

Last updated Thursday, December 30, 2010 - 10:27pm

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- When Denver and Cincinnati won Sunday to get to four victories, it put the Carolina Panthers on the clock with the first pick in next year's draft.

But the more immediate drama is the countdown to Jan. 15, the deadline for underclassmen to enter the draft.

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