Steve Smith Will Not Be In a Panthers Uniform Next Season

[OnlyPantherFaninMaine]

per Steve Reed...from 89s agent.

 

Steve Reed ‏@SteveReedAP  1m

Here is the full, updated story on agent saying Steve Smith will not be back in Carolina next season: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/agent-panthers-wr-smith-done-carolina …

 

Steve Smith ‏@89SteveSmith  37s

I will always be a Carolina panther No contract can ever change that CLT is my home and will always be my home... I love you #panthernation

 

Steve Smith ‏@89SteveSmith  40s

But I still have a lil bit of football left in me.... #agent89 Out. #iceupson

 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The agent for wide receiver Steve Smith says the five-time Pro Bowl selection has played his final snap for the Carolina Panthers.

Smith's longtime representative Derrick Fox told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Smith "is not going to play for the Panthers next year, I know that. I just don't know when that transaction is going to take place."

Fox said the Panthers have been trying to trade Smith, but expects he will ultimately be released.

He said the Panthers have not asked Smith to restructure his current contract which calls for him to make $7 million under this year's salary cap...

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Ohhhhh really....

[OnlyPantherFaninMaine]

Steve Reed ‏@SteveReedAP  43s

Steve Smith's agent: “Where we are disappointed is the fact he signed an extension to stay loyal to the club...

[CCS]

Ugh this is just heartbreaking. He's the greatest player our franchise has ever seen and we treated him like poo on his way out.

[Growl]

Would it kill the team to give us something to be cheerful about I mean this is a like a slow agonizing death

[akaseinfeld]

I wonder how we are supposed to convince CAM to sign long term, when he has no WRs to throw to?

[OnlyPantherFaninMaine]

Steve Reed ‏@SteveReedAP  53s

"...and complete his career as a Panther. That is why we did the long-term team deal. Now we are at a crossroads,,,"

 

 

Steve Reed ‏@SteveReedAP  42s

"...where the Panthers don’t want him anymore.”

 

 

Steve Reed ‏@SteveReedAP  43s

Smith's agent Derrick Fox says the Panthers have not asked Smith to restructure his deal.

[CarolinaNCSU]

Supposedly the FO didn't ask him to restructure...

 

 

Oh. 

[PantherBrew]

:ss:

[TheRumGone]

nicks signing must be coming soon.

 

if not this is a disaster

[XClown1986]

Well this should officially shatter the dreams of the few remaining wishful thinkers on this board. Now we can deal with the reality of the situation.

[akaseinfeld]

Gettleman flubbed this so, so, so bad.

[0115]

handled poorly.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

So if they haven't asked him to restructure then some people were indeed correct... it wasn't all about the money.