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We continue our NFC South look at each team's weakest link with the Carolina Panthers and their defensive secondary. When I look at Carolina's defensive front seven on paper, I think it might be the best in the NFC South. That better hold true and...

Time for a look at the Sunday morning headlines from around the NFC South: ATLANTA FALCONS Brian Banks opened rookie minicamp working at middle linebacker. Banks was signed by the Falcons in April. He spent more than five years in prison before...

Largely due to salary-cap limitations, the Carolina Panthers haven't made huge changes this offseason. They'll have a starting lineup similar to what they opened last season with. But the good news is they'll be getting multiple players back that mis...

D.J. Moore wasn't quite the magnitude of player I had in mind when I wrote earlier Tuesday that a run on big-name cornerbacks is coming in the NFC South. But Moore, who played nickel back for Chicago last season, has been signed by the Carolina Pa...

The Carolina Panthers, who began free agency quietly, finally are making some noise. They've signed veteran cornerback Drayton Florence and re-signed backup quarterback Derek Anderson. Although Florence is 32 and started only three games with D...

Right tackle Byron Bell led the Carolina Panthers in money earned from the 2012 performance-based pool, which is designed to reward players with low base salaries that get significant playing time. Bell earned an extra $255,000, according to leagu...

Welcome to Eight in the Box, an NFL Nation feature that will appear each Friday during the offseason. This week's topic: Who should be the primary target (including trades) for each team when free agency begins? Atlanta Falcons. After releasing ve...

Since we didn't have an NFC South chat Friday, let's make up for it with an NFC South mailbag: Cory in Cardington, Ohio asks what the Falcons will do at running back now that Michael Turner has been released. Pat Yasinskas: I know there's been ...

As I've been running through playing-time numbers for the 2012 season, I've been highlighting the guys who played huge amounts. But, in this post about Carolina's defense, we're going to go in the opposite direction. Injuries were a big story for ...

Let's take a run through the top headlines from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS The Falcons lost on Sunday, so it's time for another round of "Bash The Falcons." A lot of people have said the Falcons aren't as good as their record indicate...

Carolina's firing of general manager Marty Hurney was the big news in the NFC South on Monday, but it wasn't the only news. Let's take a look at the other top stories from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS Backup tight end Michael Palmer, wh...

Tony Romo, Cowboys keep getting in own way but manage win in Carolina.

It's way too early for any final conclusions. But the early indications are that the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the best 2012 draft classes in the NFC South. The fine folks at ESPN Stats & Information have put together a li...

NORMAN, Okla. -- With the addition of Fresno State transfer Jalen Saunders last week, a strong Oklahoma receiving corps just got stronger. But it remains to be seen if this group finishes as one of the best in school history. SoonerNation ran...

Let's take a run through the headlines from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS Offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter said the fact quarterback Matt Ryan has been sacked only four times in three games is "pretty good." But Koetter would like to ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - With some help from ESPN Stats & Information, let's take a look at how the Carolina Panthers lost, 36-7, to the New York Giants at Bank of America Stadium on Thursday night. Carolina quarterback Cam Newton didn't handle ...