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"Greatest Panther" Poll Shows How Far Franchise Still Has to Go

When you're stuck in that NFL dead zone in between post-draft minicamp and the start of training camp, you find yourself looking for things to do. This is doubly true in the media, which suddenly has little to write about unless draft picks get signed or sketchy receivers get busted for cutting cocaine in the back of a...

Mike Rucker's Replacement: Julius Peppers?

Mike Rucker's retirement left a gaping hole at the right defensive end spot for the Carolina Panthers. The team thinks, however, that they have just the man to fill Rucker's shoes, and he's been on the roster all along.Julius Peppers, who has lined up at the left defensive end spot for his entire career in Charlotte, is...

Panthers Dragging Their Feet in Signing Gross

Someone needs to tell Jordan Gross that sitting and staring at his phone isn't going to make it ring.Yes, the offensive tackle is eager to get a long-term deal from the Carolina Panthers, and by all accounts, Carolina wants to give him one, but it appears they're using that franchise tag as a crutch and focusing on other...

NFL Offseason Roadmap: St. Louis Rams

NFL Offseason Roadmap is a series focused on the needs of NFL teams as they begin the offseason.1. Offensive Tackle. The Rams have been lucky to have an incredible franchise left tackle for the last 11 seasons, and his play did as much for The Greatest Show on Turf as anyone else. But Orlando Pace has been ludicrously...

Panthers' D-Line Due for Overhaul in 2008

Julius Peppers landed on IR. Mike Rucker is talking about playing his last home game. Kris Jenkins sounds like he wants to play elsewhere. Damione Lewis and Kindal Moorehead are unrestricted free agents.If I didn't know any better, I'd say the Carolina Panthers' once-vaunted defensive line could get a major overhaul in...

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05/02/12 Police honored for making DUI arrests Source: Times-Courier & Journal Gazette - Charleston IL Four local police officers were honored recently for their hard work in making the streets and highways around Coles County safer by eliminating 100 drivers who were under the influence in 2011.