Peppers Now Talking About Staying Long Term w/ Panthers
nflgridirongab.com 6/27/2009 — The Panthers got some good news this week when franchise player Julius Peppers signed his franchise tender, keeping him in Carolina for at least one more season. Peppers will be a very rich man this year, as by signing the tender he can make up to $19.183 million this season. Now though ...

Peppers Talking Staying with the Panthers Long Term
panthersgab.com 6/27/2009 — The Panthers got some good news this week when franchise player Julius Peppers signed his franchise tender, keeping him in Carolina for at least one more season. Peppers will be a very rich man this year, as by signing the tender he can make up to $19.183 million this season. Now though ...

Is Peppers Return to Panthers His Worst Case Scenario?
catscratchreader.com 6/30/2009 — With the rumor that the Panthers are working on a long-term deal with DE Julius Peppers I can’t help but wonder why did we have to take such an exhaustive path just to get to the same place we were a year ago? It was this time last year that Peppers rejected a long-term deal from the ...

Peppers, Panthers set to do the same dance in 2010
scoresreport.com 7/15/2009 — According to a report by the Charlotte Observer , the Carolina Panthers and defensive end Julius Peppers are setting themselves up for dilemma in 2010 similar to the one they just went through this offseason. The deadline for a team to sign a franchise player to a long-term contract ends ...

Peppers & Carolina don’t come to agreement
the5thcorner.com 7/16/2009 — As Major League Baseball takes center as the only major sport (of course there is soccer (both men’s and women’s) and the WNBA) some news comes out from the National Football League. One of those tidbits, which comes from the AP through Philly.com, is about an ex Tar Heel, Julius ...

Julius Peppers signs tenders
eatdrinkandsleepfootball.com 6/25/2009 — Carolina Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers didn't really want to be in Carolina in 2009. Yet after skipping off-season workouts and mini-camps, Peppers signed his franchise tender today. "I have signed the franchise tender and am now under a one-year contract with the Carolina Panthers. ...

Statement from Julius Peppers
blogs.charlotte.com 6/24/2009 — Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers released this statement today after signing a one-year contract tender with the team worth $16.683 million in guaranteed base salary and up to $2.5 million more in incentives: "I have signed the franchise tender ...

Peppers signs franchise tender
scoresreport.com 6/24/2009 — The wait is finally over for the Panthers, as defensive end Julius Peppers will sign his tender on Wednesday according to the team’s official website . He’ll earn $16.683 million this season. The Panthers could still try and trade him, but it’s doubtful that they find any suitors ...

Peppers Salary Holding the Panthers Back from Other Deals
panthersgab.com 7/14/2009 — Julius Peppers and the Panthers are likely not going to get a long-term deal done. It’s that stalemate that according to the Gaston Gazette is holding the team back from trying to get other deals done: The deadline for the Carolina Panthers to sign franchise player Julius Peppers to a ...

A Tale of Two Cities
catcrave.com 6/29/2009 — Now that Peppers has signed his franchise tender, further questions or criticism no longer hold any water. Some media analysts have posited that Pep may not be received well in the locker room. Really? He is a superstar. Period. End of story. Last year Steve Smith decked a fellow ...

Sunday Brunch: Thoughts on the Carolina Panthers — Bleacher Report - NFL
Sorry I have missed the last two dates on my Sunday Brunch article. I am back on track now. Thanks to all my readers. With Julius Peppers finally signing his Franchise Tag (which is valued at about 16.7 million) the Carolina Panther can finally ...

NHL's Panthers Use Football Agent In Ad Campaign — NYT > Pro Football
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Drew Rosenhaus, a sports agent who typically battles with football team owners to get lucrative contracts for his clients, has been enlisted by the NHL's Florida Panthers in a marketing campaign to boost season-ticket sales.

Four Quarters, an Offseason Look at the Carolina Panthers' 2009 Schedule (Pt. 2) — Bleacher Report - NFL
In our first article in this series, we explored the first "quarter" of the upcoming football season. The concept, as explained there, is that John Fox likes to look at the season in terms of quarters, with a goal of going 3-1 or 4-0 in each one.  ...

Julius Peppers: How Not to Hold Out for a New Contract — Bleacher Report - NFL
The smoke has cleared on the Julius Peppers saga. What started as an impassioned plea for a new team, contract, and position has ended with the disgruntled defensive end folding like a lawn chair and signing his franchise tender. Further ...

Four Quarters: A Look at the Carolina Panthers' 2009 Schedule, Pt. 3 — Bleacher Report - NFL
Historically, under John Fox the Panthers follow good seasons with 7-9 efforts—not the best sign for the 2009 squad. But when you look at the reason why, there's a little cause for optimism. In 2004, injuries to Stephen Davis and Steve ...