DE Johnson & RB Williams hope to stay

[KDawg004]

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/02/22/2083429/panthers-tag-kalil-may-not-lose.html

Sounds encouraging. Hopefully we can bring them back.

[The Saltman]

they forgot to say "for the right price"

[monstercat]

I thought all FA's were supposed to shun the Panthers from now on. Apparently, that notion was overblown just a tad.

[teeray]

Well then stay.

[teeray]

In all seriousness I expect these deals to get done. Part of all the cuts last year was to make room to keep these guys so I expect that to happen.

[Panthro]

We could resign them right now...

[The Saltman]

we should

[ncguy2184]

I wish we could keep them all but i doubt it .

[Stroupe-a-loop]

They should all keep signing ten day contracts with the bobcats or checkers to keep them bust and in town until the CBA gets done. Fun for everyone.

[Jackofalltrades]

We could resign them right now...

Easier said than done and why do it with no idea what the CBA or next cap will look like?

[TylerVagyler]

I think we will give Delo whatever he wants. I don't see Johnson asking for anything that is unreasonable (at least I hope not).

[Guest Setfree1012]

I like waking up to positive info. Thanks for the post, now if we could get the CBA going I could really get excited about next season.

[Swarly]

Easier said than done and why do it with no idea what the CBA or next cap will look like?

While that's true, other teams are giving their players lucrative extensions/contracts.

As for the cap, I've seen numbers mentioned that the next salary cap will be around $140 million, and the Panthers currently only have $71 million towards the cap next year(if you count Kalil's tag, it's around $81 million). The money is there, and it won't hurt us cap wise to get Johnson signed.

All of this is a non-issue if we are able to get him signed, but if we let him go to free agency and he gets away, it'd be one of the dumbest moves this franchise has ever made.

Oh, and just in case anyone didn't know.. Charles Johnson is from Georgia, and played at Georgia. It just so happens that the Falcons biggest need is a pass rusher, and recent history(Dunta Robinson) shows they will spend a lot of money. We'll be competing against practically every team in the NFL when it comes to signing this guy if there isn't a grace period to sign UFA's after a CBA is reached.

[Jackofalltrades]

30% rule, DLo would require 25 mil signing bonus.