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In the first draft of his tenure, Carolina Panthers general manager Dave Gettleman did something predecessor Marty Hurney never did. Heck, Gettleman did something Bill Polian never did. He did something Dom Capers and George Seifert did in the bri...

When the Carolina Panthers signed Ron Edwards coming out of the lockout in 2011, the thinking was he'd give the team the run-stuffing defensive tackle it had lacked since Kris Jenkins left after the 2007 season. It never came even close to working...

It's not as dramatic as the major releases the Atlanta Falcons made Friday morning, but the Carolina Panthers are working toward getting under the salary cap. They have restructured the contract of safety Haruki Nakamura to free up about $500,000....

The Carolina Panthers released defensive tackle Ron Edwards Friday afternoon.

Let's take a look at some news and notes from around the division: TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS Roy Cummings points out that New York has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. That could be a problem for defensive end Da'Quan Bowers, who was c...

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 some odds and ends from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS Remember Ray Edwards, the free-agent bust the Falcons released in the middle of last season? Well, after no other team signed him, Edwards apparently turned t...

Dave Gettleman said almost all the right things as he officially was introduced as the general manager of the Carolina Panthers on Tuesday. He talked about how he's confident how he can work with coach Ron Rivera and staff the team already has in ...

The Carolina Panthers added plenty of scouting experience Wednesday when they hired Dave Gettleman as their new general manager. "I was very impressed with Dave's experience and think he will be a very good fit for our organization," Panthers owne...

We took a look at the New Orleans Saints' salary-cap situation. It's far from ideal, but at least the Saints have some obvious ways to free up cap space. But I'm now looking at the numbers for the Carolina Panthers, and it sure looks like they're ...

When a team's season goes bad, one common response is to point to injuries. Sometimes that holds merit and sometimes it doesn't. We don't have to look any further than the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers to see that. At least at the ...

ATLANTA -- Let's take a look at the latest headlines from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS Tight end Tony Gonzalez continues to say he's 95-percent certain he'll retire after the season. That could end up being the case, but I don't think a...

Time for a quick cruise through the top headlines from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS Starting cornerbacks Asante Samuel (shoulder) and Dunta Robinson (illness) did not participate in Tuesday's practice. That creates some reason to worry ...

Coach Ron Rivera says the Panthers have placed starting defensive tackle Ron Edwards on injured reserve with a dislocated left elbow and running back Jonathan Stewart could miss some time with a high ankle sprain.

I've been looking at 2013 salary-cap figures and it's pretty obvious that whoever takes over as general manager of the Carolina Panthers is going to face a pretty difficult situation. The Panthers, who fired general manager Marty Hurney on Monday,...

Unless Mike Smith gives Roddy White his Twitter password back, the Atlanta Falcons aren't going to say it. And Larry Bird isn't participating in 3-point competitions these days. So I'll take it upon myself to ask the most relevant question in the ...