Charles Johnson officially signs 1-year, $3M deal

[Mr. Scot]

3 hours ago, KB_fan said:

NICE.  Gregg Rosenthal calls the Johnson re-signing "the best bargain of the day" as he rounded up yesterday's free agency news:

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000642569/article/what-we-learned-big-names-claimed-before-free-agency

Not bad for a lousy organization.

[sharkkiller]

Does this count as making a big splash early in free agency?

[KB_fan]

 

[Mr. Scot]

And there ya go...

[Hammerin'Cameron34]

3 hours ago, thebigcat said:

Bring back hardy on a similar deal and rotate Ealy in.... Sign Janoris Jenkins

 

RIP NFL

I wish. If Hardy plays anywhere in 2016 why not Carolina, what other team would even take a flier and why would he want to play for penny's anywhere but Carolina

[jdpanther5]

I like CJ's take better:

 

[greghardy'sAK-47]

This is what happens when you have a stacked team (with the MVP).  Players take pay-cuts to stay.  

Anyway, good to have CJ back.  I hope he balls the fug out and earns a solid final contract.  

[RealBitsOfPanther]

Gman could sell water to a well man. 

 

 

[KB_fan]

REALLY nice write up at Panthers.com about this

http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Charles-Johnson-Returns-On-One-Year-Deal/159e80c1-42cd-4513-8fb7-12ff52193e07

Here's an excerpt:

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But a conversation with New York general manager Jerry Reese flipped a switch for Johnson. He asked Reese if he would leave his post in New York if another club offered more money.

"He started as an intern and now he’s the GM for the Giants. He saw everything that happened – championships and all that. He said he wouldn’t trade that for the world," Johnson said. "When he said that, I just thought to myself, ‘I’ve been here the longest. And all I’ve asked for is an opportunity. So how can I turn away from my team and the family that’s in Charlotte – how can I turn away?’

"That overweighed everything. I wanted to be happy, and I literally couldn’t imagine signing with them. This place raised me."

So Johnson came back. He signed a team-friendly one-year contract with the Panthers, reportedly accepting half of what he could have earned elsewhere.

"It was hard, but at least they can’t call me ‘Big Money’ anymore," Johnson said with a laugh. "They have to retire that. I’m ‘Small Money’ now."

Gettleman met Johnson with a big hug after he put pen to paper. The two of them shared a few laughs.

"In these situations, you always want to be in a win-win – he wins and we win," Gettleman said. "It was important that we give Charles that opportunity. At the end of the day, when you sign a contract, you want to walk away happy. You just saw the smile on his face."

 

Heck, I'm 4000+ miles away from Charlotte, and I've got a smile on my face!  WHAT. A. TEAM!

[KB_fan]

And then, in that same article, there's this quote from CJ.   This needs to be framed, remembered, lived out!  YES!

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For Johnson and the Panthers, there is unfinished business to tend to in 2016.

"I didn’t want to leave Carolina with that type of season that I had," Johnson said. "I want to prove myself, really. My ego is telling me that I have to prove myself to my teammates. I want to be at that high level that I’ve played at. I’m definitely coming out with some vengeance next year."

Hope the whole team comes back with this same hunger and desire for some vengeance!

[KB_fan]

David Newton suggests we should now call CJ "Big Heart"

http://espn.go.com/blog/carolina-panthers/post/_/id/20016/charles-big-money-johnson-shows-big-heart-with-decision-to-re-sign-with-panthers

[Wolfpredator]

Can't help but have a big smile on my face about this.  Good to have him back and hopefully he returns to form after getting over his injury that plagued him this past season.

[KB_fan]

In case the tweet doesn't display correctly, here's what DG said about CJ:

"What this deal signifies is Charles is a man of his word and in his heart he bleeds Carolina blue."

[Mvp2014]

Good man.  Hopefully he heals up and balls this year