Panthers Training Camp Digest

[Rod Butsecks]

p/FAN'S GUIDEhellip;/pp/strongTODAY'S PRACTICE:/strong 3:10 p.m. /pp/strongWEATHER:/strong Partly cloudy with a high of 89. /pp/strongWHERE: /strongWofford College, Spartanburg. /pp/strongADMISSION: /strongFree and open to public. /pp/strongDIRECTIONS: /strongFrom Charlotte, take Interstate 85 South to Spartanburg, to Exit 72 (I-585). At the end of exit ramp, turn left toward Spartanburg, crossing over Business I-85. After I-585 becomes Pine Street, turn right on Twitty Street and into training camp at second stop light. /pp/strongPARKING: /strongFree at the top of the hill on the right of Twitty Street. /psubheadp/This week's schedule/p/subheadp/strongToday: /strong3:10 p.m. /pp/strongFri.: /strong9:10 a.m., 6:40 p.m. /pp/strongFAN FEST: /strong/pp/strongSaturday:/strong 11 a.m., Bank of America Stadium. /psubheadp/strong1st /strongstrongexhibition/strong/p/subheadp/strongAug.17:/strong At N.Y. Giants, 8p.m. /pp/Getting to knowhellip;/pspan class=subheadstrongp/James Anderson, linebacker/p/strong/spanp/strongBackground: /strongTaken by the Panthers in the third round of the 2006 draft. Had seven sacks in his career at Virginia Tech. /pp/strongWhat you need to know: /strongHas been a backup linebacker for much of his Panthers career, although he started two games in his rookie season, when he had two sacks and 17 tackles hellip; Is mostly used on special teams hellip; A studio art major at Virginia Tech, he designed the Hornet mascot at his high school (Deep Creek) in Chesapeake, Va. /pp/Observations/pp/span class=icon icon-bullet/spanThere were lots of children from summer camps watching Wednesday's morning session (the Cub Scouts came in the afternoon). Running back strongDeAngelo Williams /strongwalked off the field with one of the campers, allowing him to wear his shoulder pads and jersey. It was a cute sight, but the kid quickly took the heavy, sweaty gear off in the mid-day heat. /pp/span class=icon icon-bullet/spanQuarterback strongMatt Moore/strong, a 22 {+n}{+d}-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Angels in 2002, mimicked fielding ground balls while the Panthers warmed up Wednesday morning. /pp/span class=icon icon-bullet/spanTight ends coach strongGeep Chryst /strongto his troops during a drill: ldquo;When the pressure's coming (from a defender), it's not a sound thing. It's a feel thing.rdquo; /pp/By the numbers/pp/1 NFL team to go unbeaten at home last regular season (Panthers). /pp/3 Categories defensive end strongJulius Peppers /strongranks first in Panthers history ndash; sacks (70.5), forced fumbles (24), blocked kicks (eight). /pp/46, 406 Catches, yards by strongJeff King /stronglast season, the first time a Panthers tight end had more than 40 catches and 400 yards since strongWesley Walls/strong in 2001. /pp/Quoting/pp/ldquo;Man, I play the wrong position.rdquo; strongndash; Safety Chris Harris on Twitter, referring to the $97 million contract extension signed by New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning./strong/pp/ldquo;They can all throw, but can they do it when they're running and moving?rdquo; strongndash; Quarterback Jake Delhomme, when told that running back DeAngelo Williams wants to throw the ball some this year./strong/pp/ldquo;It's an extreme talent.rdquo; strongndash; A smiling Delhomme, on the ability to pass in the NFL./strong/pp/Quick hits/pp/span class=icon icon-bullet/span Rookie strongLarry Beavers /strongdropped a punt in the morning, drawing the ire of special teams coach strongDanny Crossman/strong, who told Beavers to pick the ball up more quickly after it hit the ground. Beavers fielded the next punt cleanly. /pp/span class=icon icon-bullet/spanstrongQuinton Teal /stronghad a highlight in the morning, intercepting a strongMatt Moore /strongpass and returning it for a touchdown. He had to be urged to take it the whole way by defensive coordinator strongRon Meeks/strong, though. /pp/span class=icon icon-bullet/spanstrongSteve Smith /strongmade a nice, leaping catch over the middle, punctuating it with an emphatic spike. The crowd loved it. /pp/span class=icon icon-bullet/span Rookie running back strongJamall Lee/strong, who played collegiately at Bishop's in Canada, had a tough morning, fumbling on a run and dropping a pass. /pp/span class=icon icon-bullet/span Rookie linebacker strongAnthony Heygood/strong, a free agent from Purdue, returned an interception for a touchdown in the afternoon. He had receiver strongJason Carter/strong, for whom the pass was intended, chasing and grabbing for him all the way down the field. /p

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