Carolina Panthers News

Commissioner reduces Roethlisberger's suspension to four games (Yahoo! Sports)

Sep 3rd - 11:36am - Yahoo! Sports
As most people expected, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell made the decision today to reduce the six-game...

Quick Hits: Bradford is the real deal (Yahoo! Sports)

Sep 3rd - 10:34am - Yahoo! Sports
A few random thoughts from Week 4 of the preseason: -- St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford is going to do...

Holdout Revis done with Jets forever? (Yahoo! Sports)

Sep 3rd - 6:50am - Yahoo! Sports
New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis is taking his holdout to a whole new level, according to Yahoo!

Agency: Leftwich has torn medial collateral ligament (The National Football Post)

Sep 3rd - 5:55am - Yahoo! Sports
PIttsburgh Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich tore his medial collateral ligament, according to Pro Players...

Reason for concerns: NFC South (SportingNews.com)

Sep 3rd - 5:21am - Yahoo! Sports
A capsule look at reasons for concern among teams in the NFC South: Atlanta Falcons 1. Pass coverage. CB Dunta Robinson, the team's major offseason acquisition, has not played in three exhibition games because of a hamstring injury. He will likely get some action tonight at Jacksonville. If he's not 100 percent, the Falcons'... Read more

Strickly Panthers: Edwards shows his range

Sep 3rd - 3:06am - Panthers.com
PITTSBURGH – It's commonly known as the "Wildcat," but the Panthers' coaching staff has given it a new name. Still, from the perspective of rookie wide receiver Armanti Edwards, the "Mountaineer" ...

Starters watch as Panthers fall

Sep 3rd - 2:53am - Panthers.com
Gamebook | Highlights | Photo Gallery PITTSBURGH – After waiting for an opportunity that never came in the Panthers' two home preseason games, reserve quarterbacks Hunter Cantwell and Tony Pike kn...

Preseason checkdown: Sam Bradford, Colt McCoy perfect in finales (SportingNews.com)

Sep 3rd - 1:36am - Yahoo! Sports
The final night of exhibition games was replete with the NFL's notable rookie quarterbacks: Sam Bradford, St. Louis Rams It will be surprising if the Rams don't start the season with the first overall pick as their starting quarterback. Bradford strengthened his case to be the No. 1 in Week 1 with another strong performance... Read more

Scott Says: 3 things I didn't like, 2 I did

Sep 3rd - 12:42am - Charlotte Observer
(By Scott Fowler, sfowler@charlotteobserver.com) A few thoughts on the humdrum 19-3 beating Pittsburgh just laid upon the Carolina Panthers in both teams' final preseason game. I watched this one on TV -- Tom Sorensen and I split the road games as The Observer's two sports columnists, and thankfully this one was all his. Read more

Notebook: Otah won't be ready for opener

Sep 3rd - 12:26am - Charlotte Observer
(By Darin Gantt, dgantt@heraldonline.com) The Carolina Panthers knew Jeff Otah wasn't going to play Thursday night, but the question is quickly becoming how many more he will miss? The starting right tackle, who's been out since having an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee early in training camp, is not... Read more

Edwards adds intrigue to vanilla offense

Sep 3rd - 12:17am - Charlotte Observer
(By Tom Sorensen, tsorensen@charlotteobserver.com) The Carolina Panthers have had players other than their quarterback take a snap from center. But those players weren't allowed to attempt a forward pass, no matter how hard DeAngelo Williams lobbied. Armanti Edwards is allowed. With 11 minutes, 10 seconds left... Read more

Big Ben's suspension likely to be shortened

Sep 3rd - 12:11am - Charlotte Observer
(By Alan Robinson, Associated Press) Ben Roethlisberger's first big gain of the season may occur weeks before he returns to the field. His six-game suspension for violating the league's personal conduct policy probably will be shortened to four games by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after the two meet in New... Read more

Panthers attain goal but little else

Sep 3rd - 12:02am - Charlotte Observer
(By Darin Gantt, dgantt@heraldonline.com) PITTSBURGH The Carolina Panthers learned a few important things Thursday night. Or at least, you hope they did, since it was hard to tell that anything was accomplished by either side at Heinz Field.

Leftwich hurts knee as Steelers beat Panthers 19-3 (The Canadian Press)

Sep 2nd - 11:52pm - Yahoo! Sports
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - All of a sudden, losing Ben Roethlisberger for at least a month isn't the Steelers' only quarterback worry. Byron Leftwich, expected to be the fill-in starter, is injured and looks to be out indefinitely.

Leftwich hurts knee as Steelers beat Panthers 19-3 (AP)

Sep 2nd - 11:50pm - Yahoo! Sports
All of a sudden, losing Ben Roethlisberger for at least a month isn't the Steelers' only quarterback worry. Byron Leftwich, expected to be the fill-in starter, is injured and looks to be out indefinitely. Leftwich, tuning up for his anticipated Sept. 12 start against Atlanta, sprained his left knee in the second quarter as... Read more

Steelers' Byron Leftwich injures knee in preseason finale (SportingNews.com)

Sep 2nd - 10:13pm - Yahoo! Sports
Just what the Pittsburgh Steelers didn't need: Quarterback Byron Leftwich left Thursday's preseason finale with a knee injury. An MRI exam was planned to determine its severity. Leftwich was expected to be the Steelers' starter while Ben Roethlisberger is suspended. He left in the first half of an exhibition against the... Read more

Five unanswered preseason questions (Yahoo! Sports)

Sep 2nd - 5:16pm - Yahoo! Sports
The final week of the 2010 preseason is upon us, though this will be to football what John Beck is to Rex...

Roethlisberger to meet with Goodell (The Canadian Press)

Sep 2nd - 4:56pm - Yahoo! Sports
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Ben Roethlisberger's first big gain of the season may occur weeks before he returns to the field.

Roethlisberger to meet with Goodell (AP)

Sep 2nd - 4:02pm - Yahoo! Sports
Ben Roethlisberger's first big gain of the season may occur weeks before he returns to the field. His six-game suspension for violating the league's personal conduct policy likely will be shortened to four games by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after the two meet in New York on Friday. The meeting will take place about 12... Read more