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Laetitia

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If you're about to get on Interstate 85 in the northbound lanes, I'd advise to clear the left lane, because there's an armada of luxury sedans and SUVs coming your way.

The Panthers ended training camp with a two-hour practice in shorts and shoulder pads Wednesday morning, putting a bow on their 16th camp at Wofford College.

There wasn't much different about the session, except for the relieved look on a lot of faces as they left.

This camp, whether it was all the new faces or not, had a different energy than past years. With so much competition for jobs, practices were edgier, though there were only about two real fights.

As for the particulars of the last one:

-- CBs Chris Gamble and Richard Marshall were out with what were termed excused, personal absences. Panthers coach John Fox said both would be back on the practice field tomorrow in Charlotte.

DTs Ed Johnson (elbow) and Louis Leonard (rest) were also held out of the final workout.

Coupled with SS Sherrod Martin's absence (groin strain) the Panthers were without three of the four players in the starting secondary, and the likely starting defensive tackles.

-- Steve Smith continued to do just enough to be noticed, running a few routes before kicking back for the day. At one point, he was stretched out on the trainers table, looking like he was about to take a nap.

-- One of the final plays of team drills was a nice one for WR Armanti Edwards, who caught a well-placed pass in the corner of the end zone from QB Hunter Cantwell.

-- The TV crews coming to get video of rookie hazing were disappointed. Other than DE Greg Hardy getting an obligatory bucket of Gatorade dumped on him, there wasn't much to look at.

Which is fine. This team is so new, even the old guys are young, so what's the point.

That'll take care of me for this morning. Be back in Charlotte with more, later.

As the great Eric Davis once said: "No offense to the Woffordites and the Spartanburgians, but it's time to go home."

—- Darin Gantt

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