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N E W S R E L E A S E KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (1-3) VS. CAROLINA PANTHERS (3-1) Panthers welcome Chiefs to Bank of America Stadium for the first time since 1997 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2008 BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM, 1:00 PM (EST) THIS WEEK’S GAME Amid encouragement and concern, the Carolina Panthers make their second foray against an AFC West opponent Sunday when they host the Kansas City Chiefs at Bank of America Stadium. The encouragement comes from a 3-1 start that includes a most recent 24- 9 victory over the Atlanta Falcons and a Week One victory over AFC West member San Diego. The concern is Kansas City’s impressive 33-19 victory over previously undefeated Denver last week on the strength of Larry Johnson’s 198 yards rushing. The performance left Johnson third in NFL rushing with 415 yards, seven behind League leader Michael Turner. Carolina faced Turner last week and has played against three of the top six rushers in the NFL during the first four weeks as well as last year’s rushing champion LaDainian Tomlinson. Adrian Peterson of Minnesota is second to Turner and Chicago’s Matt Forte is sixth in NFL rushing. “It is another challenge for our defense,” says head coach John Fox. “Kansas City is coming here with confidence and Larry Johnson is well established as one of the elite runners in the League.” Carolina met the challenge against the Falcons, limiting Turner to 56 yards on 18 carries and holding the Falcons to three field goals. Overall, the Panthers rank eighth in defense, and 19th against the run after facing the gauntlet of Tomlinson, Forte, Peterson, and Turner. For the first time this year, the Panthers failed to force a turnover against Atlanta, but held the Falcons to 266 total yards. Most instrumental in that performance was defensive end Julius Peppers, who had one sack, three quarterback pressures, and two batted passes. Peppers’ sack raised his club record career total to 58 and was one of two by the Panthers. Rookie Hilee Taylor recorded the other as the Panthers raised their season total to seven, including five in the last two games. Turnovers have been even harder to come by for the Panthers, who have posted one interception (Chris Gamble) and three fumble recoveries. Two forced fumbles have been caused by safety Chris Harris, who now has 10 forced fumbles over the last two seasons. One was recovered by linebacker Jon Beason, who surpassed the 200 career tackle mark in just his 20th NFL game, with 10 stops against the Falcons. While the Panthers did not record any take-aways against Atlanta, they also did not commit any turnovers. Quarterback Jake Delhomme led a mistake- free attack that surpassed 400 yards for the first time this season, passing for 294 yards and two touchdowns while completing 20-of-29 attempts. Delhomme’s touchdown passes to wide receivers Steve Smith and Muhsin Muhammad raised his Panthers career total to 100 and marked the first time since the 2003 season that he connected for scores to both Smith and Muhammad. Muhammad, who spent the last three seasons with the Bears after nine years with the Panthers, had eight catches for 147 yards while Smith added six receptions for 94 yards. Muhammad’s touchdown catch was his 600th reception as a Panther and broke a tie with Wesley Walls for club career touchdown receptions with 45. The all-time Panthers leader in touchdowns is Smith, who has a total of 46 that includes 38 receiving, six on kick returns, and two rushing. The Panthers are working to develop an effective combination in the running game, where DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart have combined for 398 yards with Williams gaining 201 on 55 attempts while Stewart has 197 yards on 45 carries. Stewart has also scored four touchdowns, including one in three consecutive games to tie another team record. “We are still looking for consistency on offense,” says Fox, whose team ranks 25th in overall offense. “We are making progress, but still have room for improvement in every phase.” Part of the dilemma on offense has been establishing consistency on the line, where Carolina has not had its starting unit since the first half of the opening game. With Travelle Wharton returning to the lineup against Atlanta after missing two and a half games with a knee injury, the Panthers lost tackle Jordan Gross on the opening series with a concussion and later lost rookie tackle Jeffrey Otah with a sprained ankle. Field position has been critical and the Panthers have relied heavily on kickoff specialist Rhys Lloyd, who leads the NFC in touchbacks with nine. He is joined by John Kasay, who moved into a ninth place tie for career field goals, with his conversion against Atlanta, and punter Jason Baker, who is averaging 46.3 yards per kick.

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N E W S R E L E A S EKANSAS CITY CHIEFS (1-3) VS. CAROLINA PANTHERS (3-1)

Panthers welcome Chiefs to Bank of America Stadium forthe first time since 1997

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2008

BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM, 1:00 PM (EST)

THIS WEEK’S GAME

Amid encouragement and concern, the Carolina Panthers make their

second foray against an AFC West opponent Sunday when they host the

Kansas City Chiefs at Bank of America Stadium.

The encouragement comes from a 3-1 start that includes a most recent 24-

9 victory over the Atlanta Falcons and a Week One victory over AFC We s t

member San Diego.

The concern is Kansas City’s impressive 33-19 victory over previously

undefeated Denver last week on the strength of Larry Johnson’s 198 yards

rushing. The performance left Johnson third in NFL rushing with 415 yards,

seven behind League leader Michael Tu r n e r.

Carolina faced Turner last week and has played against three of the top six

rushers in the NFL during the first four weeks as well as last year’s rushing

champion LaDainian Tomlinson. Adrian Peterson of Minnesota is second to

Turner and Chicago’s Matt Forte is sixth in NFL rushing.

“It is another challenge for our defense,” says head coach John Fox.

“Kansas City is coming here with confidence and Larry Johnson is well

established as one of the elite runners in the League.”

Carolina met the challenge against the Falcons, limiting Turner to 56 yards

on 18 carries and holding the Falcons to three field goals. Overall, the

Panthers rank eighth in defense, and 19th against the run after facing the

gauntlet of Tomlinson, Forte, Peterson, and Tu r n e r.

For the first time this year, the Panthers failed to force a turnover against

Atlanta, but held the Falcons to 266 total yards. Most instrumental in that

performance was defensive end Julius Peppers, who had one sack, three

quarterback pressures, and two batted passes.

Peppers’ sack raised his club record career total to 58 and was one of two

by the Panthers. Rookie Hilee Taylor recorded the other as the Panthers

raised their season total to seven, including five in the last two games.

Turnovers have been even harder to come by for the Panthers, who have

posted one interception (Chris Gamble) and three fumble recoveries. Tw o

forced fumbles have been caused by safety Chris Harris, who now has 10

forced fumbles over the last two seasons. One was recovered by

linebacker Jon Beason, who surpassed the 200 career tackle mark in just

his 20th NFL game, with 10 stops against the Falcons.

While the Panthers did not record any take-aways against Atlanta, they also

did not commit any turnovers. Quarterback Jake Delhomme led a mistake-

free attack that surpassed 400 yards for the first time this season, passing

for 294 yards and two touchdowns while completing 20-of-29 attempts.

D e l h o m m e ’s touchdown passes to wide receivers Steve Smith and Muhsin

Muhammad raised his Panthers career total to 100 and marked the first time

since the 2003 season that he connected for scores to both Smith and

Muhammad. Muhammad, who spent the last three seasons with the Bears

after nine years with the Panthers, had eight catches for 147 yards while

Smith added six receptions for 94 yards.

M u h a m m a d ’s touchdown catch was his 600th reception as a Panther and

broke a tie with Wesley Walls for club career touchdown receptions with

45. The all-time Panthers leader in touchdowns is Smith, who has a total of

46 that includes 38 receiving, six on kick returns, and two rushing.

The Panthers are working to develop an effective combination in the running

game, where DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart have combined for

398 yards with Williams gaining 201 on 55 attempts while Stewart has 197

yards on 45 carries. Stewart has also scored four touchdowns, including

one in three consecutive games to tie another team record.

“ We are still looking for consistency on offense,” says Fox, whose team

ranks 25th in overall offense. “We are making progress, but still have room

for improvement in every phase.”

Part of the dilemma on offense has been establishing consistency on the

line, where Carolina has not had its starting unit since the first half of the

opening game. With Travelle Wharton returning to the lineup against

Atlanta after missing two and a half games with a knee injury, the Panthers

lost tackle Jordan Gross on the opening series with a concussion and later

lost rookie tackle Jeffrey Otah with a sprained ankle.

Field position has been critical and the Panthers have relied heavily on

kickoff specialist Rhys Lloyd, who leads the NFC in

touchbacks with nine. He is joined by John Kasay, who moved into a ninth

place tie for career field goals, with his conversion against Atlanta, and

punter Jason Baker, who is averaging 46.3 yards per kick.

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C O N N E C T I O N SCoaching Connections- Panthers linebackers coach Ken Flajole

was an assistant coach at the University of Missouri from 1989-1993. Wide receivers coach Richard Williamson served in the samerole for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1983-1986. Panthers headcoach John Fox and Chiefs head coach Herm Edwards wereteammates in college at San Diego State.

Chiefs assistant offensive line coach Joe D’Alessandris playedguard at Western Carolina University (1972-1976) before beginninghis coaching career at his alma mater as a graduate assistant from1977-1978. He also served as the offensive line coach at DukeUniversity from 1997-2001. Defensive backs coach David Gibbs is anative of Mt. Airy, NC.

Former Chiefs- Panthers punter Jason Baker appeared in twogames for Kansas City during the 2004 season and averaged 37.8yards on nine punts.

Carolina Ti e s - Chiefs defensve end Brian Johnston attendedG a r d n e r- Webb University and quarterback Ingle Martin finished hiscollege career at Furman University after transferring from theUniversity of Florida. Safety DaJuan Morgan and linebacker PatThomas both played collegiately at North Carolina State University.Tackle Barry Richardson is a native of Mt. Pleasant, SC andattended Clemson University while quarterback Tyler Thigpen isfrom Winnsboro, SC and attended Coastal Carolina University.Defensive tackle Tank Tyler is originally from Fayetteville, NC andplayed collegiately at North Carolina State University.

HEAD COA C H E S

Panthers head coach JOHN FOX (54-46 regular season, 59-48overall in Carolina) is in his seventh season with Carolina. Fox’s 59victories since 2002 rank as the ninth-most in theNFL during that span and make him the winningestcoach in franchise history. His career in Carolinais highlighted by a Super Bowl appearance in 2003and an NFC Championship appearance in 2005.The four consecutive playoff road victories henotched along the way tied the NFL record held bythe Dallas Cowboys under Tom Landry. Fox may be at his best,h o w e v e r, when faced with adversity. In 2002, he took over a 1-15squad and produced a 7-9 season, a six-game improvement in vic-tories that marked the second-best improvement by a rookie headcoach in the NFL since 1978. In 2007, Fox led Carolina to sevenwins, the most by a team that started four different quarterbackssince 1988. Prior to coming to Carolina, Fox spent five years as theNew York Giants defensive coordinator (1997-2001).

Chiefs head coach HERM EDWA R D S (53-63 regular season, 55-67 overall) was named the 10th head coach in Chiefs franchise history on January 9, 2006. A veteran of 29 NFL seasons as eithera player, scout or coach, Edwards enters his eighth season as ahead coach and third with the Chiefs. His nine wins in 2006 werethe most by a first-year head coach in franchisehistory as he became the first coach in Chiefs history to guide the team to the playoffs in his firstseason. Prior to arriving in Kansas City, Edwardsspent five seasons (2001-2005) as the head coachof the New York Jets, leading the franchise to theplayoffs three times. Edwards began his professional coaching career as a participant of the NFL’s MinorityCoaching Fellowship program with Kansas City in 1989 and is thefirst graduate of the program to go on to become the head coach ofthe franchise for which he served his fellowship. He spent five seasons (1996-2000) on Tony Dungy’s staff with the Tampa BayBuccaneers as assistant head coach/defensive backs, helping theteam to its first NFC Championship game in 20 years in 1999.Edwards joined the coaching ranks after a 10-year career as a cornerback in the NFL. He spent the first nine seasons of his play-ing career with the Eagles, starting 135 games and collecting 33i n t e r c e p t i o n s .

LAST MEETINGArrowhead Stadium, September 19, 2004 (78,136)- The CarolinaPanthers earned their first-ever victory over the Kansas City Chiefswith a 28-17 triumph at Arrowhead Stadium. Running backDeShaun Foster led the Panthers attack with a career-high 174yards and one touchdown on 32 carries, highlighted by a 71-yardscamper that set up his three-yard touchdown run to help seal thewin in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Jake Delhomme completed16-of-29 passes for 180 yards and three touchdowns with twointerceptions for a quarterback rating of 79.7. Delhomme completed passes to seven different receivers and produced hisfirst three-touchdown performance since the 2003 season openerversus Jacksonville (9/07/03). Trailing 10-7 at halftime, Delhommeled Carolina on a 16-play drive that consumed 8:13 and was cappedby a nine-yard touchdown pass to rookie wide receiver KearyColbert. The drive was indicative of the afternoon as a whole asCarolina maintained possession of the ball for 35:15 compared toKansas City’s 24:45. Carolina’s defense limited Chiefs running backPriest Holmes to 66 rushing yards on 16 attempts one week afterallowing 152 rushing yards to the Green Bay Packers. The Pantherspass defense was just as stingy as Chiefs quarterback Trent Greencompleted 17-of-34 passes for 187 yards with one interception.Defensive end Julius Peppers corralled two sacks and helped thedefense limit Kansas City to just a 25% third-down conversion rate.

2008 NFC SOUTH STA N D I N G S

Team W-LCarolina Panthers 3-1Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3-1Atlanta Falcons 2-2New Orleans Saints 2-2

This Week

Carolina vs. Kansas City, 1:00 p.m. ETAtlanta at Green Bay, 1:00 p.m. ETTampa Bay at Denver, 4:05 p.m. ETNew Orleans at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. ET (Mon)

UP NEXTC a r o l i n a - at Tampa Bay, October 12, 1:00 pm ESTKansas City - BYE

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THE SERIESS u n d a y ’s matchup will be the fourth meeting between the

Panthers and Chiefs during the regular season and the first at Bankof America Stadium since the 1997 season. Kansas City leads theall-time series 2-1, collecting a 35-14 victory at Carolina (9/21/97)and a 15-14 triumph at Kansas City (12/10/00). The Panthers werevictorious in the last meeting, a 28-17 decision at Kansas City(9/19/04).

Regular Season Series By The NumbersRecord vs. Chiefs: 1 - 2Last regular season game: Car 28, KC 17 (9/19/04)Panthers largest winning margin: 11 at Kansas City (9/19/04)Chiefs largest winning margin: 21 at Carolina (9/21/97)Current series streak: 1 game (Carolina)Panthers longest win streak: 1 gameChiefs longest win streak: 2 gamesMost Points, Panthers: 28 at Kansas City (9/19/04)Most Points, Chiefs: 35 at Carolina (9/21/97)Most Points, both teams: 49 at Carolina (9/21/97)Fewest Points, Panthers: 14, twice, most recently at

Kansas City (12/10/00)Fewest Points, Chiefs: 15 at Kansas City (12/10/00)Fewest Points, both teams: 29 at Kansas City (12/10/00)

Panthers Regular Season Bests vs. Chiefs

Most rushing yards: 174, DeShaun Foster (9/19/04)

Most passing yards: 328, Kerry Collins (9/21/97)

Most touchdowns: One, eight players tied

S TATISTICAL SNAPSHOT

Here’s a look at where the Panthers and Chiefs rank in some keystatistical through Week Four of the 2008 season:

Carolina Kansas CityOFFENSE Avg. Rnk Avg. RnkTotal Yards Per Game 302.3 24th 286.3 27thRushing Yards Per Game 102.5 19th 138.5 7thRushing Yards Per Attempt 3.6 24th 4.9 4thPassing Net Yards Per Game 199.8 18th 147.8 30thSacks Per Pass Play 7.0% 17th 8.3% 24thSacks Allowed 9 n/a 12 n/aThird Down Efficiency 25.5% 30th 40.3 12thPoints Per Game 20.0 20th 16.3 29th

DEFENSETotal Yards Per Game 286.3 8th 379.3 29thRushing Yards Per Game 114.3 19th 176.5 30thRushing Yards Per Attempt 4.1 16th 5.3 31stPassing Net Yards Per Game 172.0 7th 202.8 14thSacks Per Pass Play 5.2% T22nd 2.6% 31stSacks 7 n/a 3 n/aThird Down Efficiency 30.8% 6th 46.3% 28thPoints Per Game 17.5 6th 24.3 T20th

GAME INFORMAT I O ND a t e : October 5, 2008K i c k o f f : 1:00 p.m. ETS t a d i u m : Bank of America StadiumC a p a c i t y : 7 3 , 7 7 8Te l e v i s i o n : CBS Television Network P l a y - b y - P l a y : Kevin HarlanC o l o r : Rich GannonP a n t h e r s Radio Flagship: WBT RadioP l a y - b y - P l a y : Mick MixonC o l o r : Eugene RobinsonC o l o r : Jim SzokeSideline Reporter: Sharon ThorslandPlaying Surface: G r a s s

SCHEDULE AND RESULT SPreseason

August 9 Saturday INDIANAPOLIS W 23-20 OTAugust 14 Thursday at Philadelphia L 24-13August 23 Saturday WASHINGTON W 47-3August 28 Thursday at Pittsburgh L 19-16

Regular SeasonSeptember 7 Sunday at San Diego W 26-24September 14 Sunday CHICAGO W 20-17September 21 Sunday at Minnesota L 20-10September 28 Sunday ATLANTA W 24-9October 5 Sunday KANSAS CITY 1:00 P.M.October 12 Sunday at Tampa Bay 1:00 P.M.October 19 Sunday NEW ORLEANS 1:00 P.M. October 26 Sunday ARIZONA 1:00 P.M.November 2 BYE 1:00 P.M.November 9 Sunday at Oakland 1:05 P.M.November 16 Sunday DETROIT 1:00 P.M.November 23 Sunday at Atlanta 1:00 P.M.November 30 Sunday at Green Bay 1:00 P.M.December 8 Monday TAMPA BAY 8:30 P.M.December 14 Sunday DENVER 1:00 P.M.December 21 Sunday at New York Giants 1:00 P.M.December 28 Sunday at New Orleans 1:00 P.M.

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N OTES FROM LAST WEEK’S GAME VS AT L A N TA

The Series: With the 24-9 victory, Carolina won for the fifthtime in the last seven games against Atlanta, who leads the all-time series (16-11). The Panthers win ended a five-game winningstreak by the road team in the series. Carolina and Atlanta willmeet again at the Georgia Dome on November 23.

Sacked Out: The Panthers corralled two quarterback sacksagainst the Falcons and have gathered seven this season.Defensive ends Julius Peppers and Hilee Taylor each notched onesack. Peppers leads the team with two sacks this season andranks as the Panthers all-time leader with 58.0. After being inactive the first three regular season games, Taylor, one of three2008 seventh round (221st overall) by Carolina, played in his firstNFL game and registered his first career sack.

In The Zone: The Panthers scored on their only red-zone trip,producing a touchdown. Through four games, Carolina has beensuccessful on eight-of-nine red zone opportunities, scoring fivetouchdowns and three field goals for an 88.9 percent conversionrate and 55.6 percent touchdown conversion rate. The only timethe Panthers failed to score inside an opponent’s 20-yard lineoccured when they turned the ball over on downs at San Diego(9/07/08).

No-No: Carolina allowed no sacks and committed no turnovers.It marked the first time that the Panthers did not allow a sack orturn the ball over since a 13-10 victory last year versus Seattle(12/16/07).

Smith Catches Milestone: Wide receiver Steve Smith postedsix catches for 96 yards and one touchdown, scoring on a 56-yardreception in the second quarter, to surpass 6,000 career receivingyards. He ranks first in team history with 46 total touchdowns,second with 441 catches, 6,093 receiving yards and 22 gameswith 100 or more receiving yards and third with 38 receivingtouchdowns.

Carolines: The win marked the 100th regular season victory infranchise history for Carolina. Including the playoffs, thePanthers have won 106 games since beginning play in1995...Quarterback Josh McCown appeared in his first game forthe Panthers since being acquired in a trade with Miami(8/30/08). He relieved quarterback Jake Delhomme for the finalseried and kneeled on all three plays.

2008 PANTHERS AND CHIEFS TEAM LEADERS

P a s s i n g A t t C m p Y d s P c t Y / A t t T D I n t L g S a c k / L o s t R t gC a r- D e l h o m m e 1 2 0 7 2 8 6 0 6 0 . 0 7 . 1 7 3 1 5 6 t 9 / 6 1 8 6 . 8K C - T h i g p e n 6 9 2 8 2 7 9 4 0 . 6 4 . 0 4 2 4 3 0 5 / 4 0 3 8 . 3K C - H u a r d 4 4 3 1 2 9 5 7 0 . 5 6 . 7 0 2 2 6 8 5 / 2 5 8 4 . 9

R u s h i n g N o . Y d s Av g L o n g T DC a r- W i l l i a m s 5 5 2 0 1 3 . 7 2 1 0C a r- S t e w a r t 4 5 1 9 7 4 . 4 2 4 4KC-L. Johnson 8 6 4 1 5 4 . 8 6 5 3

R e c e i v i n g N o . Y d s Av g L o n g T DC a r- M u h a m m a d 2 2 2 8 7 1 3 . 0 3 6 t 1K C - B o w e 2 2 2 6 7 1 2 . 1 3 0 2

I n t e r c e p t i o n s N o . Y d s Av g L o n g T DC a r- G a m b l e 1 1 9 1 9 . 0 1 9 0K C - C a r r 1 3 2 3 2 . 0 3 2 0KC-D. Johnson 1 7 7 . 0 7 0

S a c k s To t a lC a r- P e p p e r s 2 . 0KC-three tied 1 . 0

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ROSTER RUNDOW N

H e r e ’s a look at Carolina’s Opening Day 53-man roster:

Rookies and first-year players 7Players with three years or less NFL e x p e r i e n c e 2 3Players age 30 or older 1 2Players drafted by Carolina 2 8Average years of NFL experience of roster 4 . 9

Other roster notables.

Original Draftees 2 7 - Anderson, Barnidge, Beason, Bernadeau, Davis,Gamble, Godfrey, Gross, Hangartner, Jarrett, C. Johnson,Kalil, King, Marshall, Muhammad, Otah, Peppers, Robinson,Rosario, Salley Seward, Smith, Stewart, Ta y l o r, We s l e y,Wharton, Williams, Wilson.

2008 Draftees S i x - Stewart, Otah, Godfrey, Barnidge, Ta y l o r, B e r n a r d e a u .

Oldest Player on roster John Kasay - 39 years old (10/27/69)Youngest Player on roster Jonathan Stewart - 21 years old (03/21/87)Most experience 18 seasons - John KasayTallest player(s) on roster Julius Peppers - 6’ 7’’Shortest player(s) on roster Mark Jones, Ryne Robinson, Steve Smith, DeAngelo Williams - 5’ 9’Players not from Division I-A schools F o u r - Mackenzy Bernadeau (Bentley), Donte’ Curry (Morris Brown),

Brad Hoover (Western Carolina), Quinton Teal (Coastal Carolina)Furthest away from home Maake Kemoeatu - Kahuku, Hawaii - 4,671 milesClosest to home Brad Hoover - Thomasville, NC - 70 milesStates represented on roster 2 5State with the most players on roster T e x a s- SixPlayers from North Carolina on roster T h r e e- Brad Hoover, Julius Peppers, Hilee Ta y l o r.Players from South Carolina on roster T h r e e - Quinton Teal, Darwin Wa l k e r, Travelle Wharton

*As of Monday, September 29

W H AT TO LOOK FOR IN 2008

WR Steve Smith: Most 100-Yard Or More Receiving Games -- Smith needs four 100-yards or more receiving games to tie Muhsin Muhammad for the most in team history with 26. He holds the record for most 100-yards or more receiving games in a season with nine in 2005. Smith also needs just six receiving yards to surpass 6,000 for his career.Touchdown receptions -- Smith needs six touchdown receptions to tie former tight end Wesley Walls for second all-time in team history with 44, one behind Muhsin Muhammad’s club record 45. He is the club’s all-time leader with 46 career touchdownsscored (38-P, 6-RET, 2-R).

WR Muhsin Muhammad: Touchdown scored-- Muhammad needs one touchdown to tie fellow wide receiver Steve Smith for the club record with 46. He is currently the franchise leader with 45 career touchdown receptions.

RB Jonathan Stewart: Rushing Touchdowns -- Stewart needs three rushing touchdowns to tie Fred Lane formost in team history by a rookie with seven.

Consecutive Games With a Rushing Touchdown -- A rushing touchdown Sunday versus Kansas City would make Stewart the first player in team history to score a rushing touchdown in four consecutive games.

LB Na’il Diggs: Tackles -- Linebacker Na’il Diggs enters Week Five action needing 23 tackles to surpass 700 for his career.

CB Chris Gamble: Interception Return Yards -- Gamble needs four interception return yards to tie Eric Davis for second-most in team history with 228.

PK John Kasay: Career Field Goals Made -- Kasay needs one made field goal to move into sole posession of ninth place in NFL history with 367. He is currently tied with Norm Johnson with 366.

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THE FOX REPORT

During John Fox’s tenure as Carolina’s head coach from 2002-2007, the Panthers 59 overall victories stand as the fourth-highest total inthe NFC and ninth most in the NFL. Below is a chart listing the teams with the most overall wins since 2002.

MOST OVERALL WINS/BEGINNING WITH 2002RE G U L A R SE A S O N PO S T S E A S O N OV E R A L L

TE A M W L T W L W L TNew England 7 7 2 2 0 1 0 2 8 7 2 4 0I n d i a n a p o l i s 7 4 2 5 0 7 5 8 1 3 0 0P i t t s b u r g h 6 3 3 6 1 6 3 6 9 3 9 1P h i l a d e l p h i a 6 3 3 7 0 5 4 6 8 4 1 0S e a t t l e 5 9 4 0 0 4 5 6 3 4 5 0D e n v e r 6 1 3 9 0 1 3 6 2 4 2 0San Diego 6 0 4 0 0 2 2 6 2 4 2 0Green Bay 5 9 4 1 0 2 3 6 1 4 4 0C a r o l i n a 5 4 4 6 0 5 2 5 9 4 8 0D a l l a s 5 5 4 5 0 0 3 5 5 4 8 0

In addition to his 59 victories, Fox has brought longevity to the head coaching position. With six seasons under his belt in Carolina, Fox

is the longest tenured coach in franchise history, surpassing Dom Capers (1995-1998) and George Seifert (1999-2001). He is tied with

Tampa Bay head coach Jon Gruden for the third-longest tenure (six complete seasons) in the NFC, trailing only Philadelphia’s Andy Reid

and Seattle’s Mike Holmgren (10 complete seasons). His 59 career victories are more than Capers (31) and Seifert (16) combined.

TA K E - AWAYS A T R E N D U N D E R F OX

The tenure of head coach John Fox has been marked by the team’s good fortune of generating more turnovers than they give. SinceFox was named head coach in 2002, Carolina ranks second in the NFL with 195 take-aways and ninth with 111 interceptions.

Here’s a look at the Panthers success generating turnovers compared to the rest of the NFL since 2002.

N F L LEADERS, BEGINNING WITH 2002

MO S T TA K E-AWAY S MO S T IN T E R C E P T I O N S

TE A M NO TE A M NO

B a l t i m o r e 2 0 1 B a l t i m o r e 1 3 1Carolina 1 9 5 New England 1 2 0New England 1 9 3 Tampa Bay 1 1 9

M i n n e s o t a 1 1 7San Diego 1 1 4C i n c i n n a t i 1 1 3Te n n e s s e e 1 1 3Green Bay 1 1 3C a r o l i n a 1 1 1

Beginning with their inaugural season in 1995, no NFL team has produced more take-aways than the Carolina Panthers. Over thatspan, the team has accumulated 428 turnovers, a result of 240 interceptions and 188 fumble recoveries.

Below is a chart listing teams with the most take-aways since 1995.

N F L LEADERS, MOST TA K E - AWAYS/BEGINNING WITH 1995

Te a m I n t F u m To t a lC a r o l i n a 2 4 0 1 8 8 4 2 8Tampa Bay 2 4 9 1 5 5 4 1 4P i t t s b u r g h 2 3 2 1 8 0 4 1 2New England 2 4 9 1 5 8 4 0 7

Indicative of the emphasis Fox places on defense and generating turnovers, Chris Gamble’s 31-yard fumble return for a touchdown atSan Diego (9/7) marked the 16th time Carolina has scored a defensive touchdown since 2002. The Panthers 16 defensive touchdownsunder Fox are tied for 11th most in the NFL since 2002 and tied for seventh most in the NFC. Carolina is 14-2 in games in which theyscore a defensive touchdown since 2002.

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O F F E N S E

W R ST E V E SM I T H: Has 10 receptions for 166 yards and one touchdown in two games. Franchise leader with 46 careertouchdowns scored.

LT JO R D A N GR O S S: Starter in all 84 regular season contests andeach of the team’s seven postseason games since being drafted in the first round (8th overall) by Carolina in 2003.Moves back to left tackle after playing right tackle in 2007.

L G TR AV E L L E WH A R T O N: Moves to left guard after starting everygame at left tackle in 2007. Returned to the starting lineupversus Atlanta after missing previous two games with a kneeinjury and played left tackle due to Jordan Gross injury.

C RYA N KA L I L: 2007 second-round choice from Southern Calmoves into the starting lineup after starting two games atright guard and one contest at center during his rookie year.

R G KE Y D R I C K VI N C E N T: Eight-year veteran signed as an unrestricted free agent by Carolina during the offseason afterappearing in 49 games with 39 starts for Pittsburgh, Baltimoreand Arizona since 2001.

R T JE F F OTA H: Selected by Carolina in the first round (19th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft after a standout career at theUniversity of Pittsburgh.

W R MU H S I N MU H A M M A D: The club’s all-time leader in receptions,receiving yards and touchdown receptions surpassed 10,000career receiving yards versus Chicago (9/14).

TE JE F F KI N G: 2006 fifth-round selection ranked second on theteam with 46 receptions for 406 yards and two touchdowns inhis first year as a starter in 2007.

R B DEAN G E L O WI L L I A M S: Third-year player is the team’s top-returning rusher after producing 717 yards and four touchdowns on 144 attempts in 2007. Generated 201 yardson 55 attempts through the first four games.

F B BR A D HO O V E R: Ranks in team’s top 10 all-time in rushing,receiving, games played and starts.

Q B JA K E DE L H O M M E: Has completed 72-of-120 passes for 860yards and three touchdowns with one interception for a quarterback rating of 86.8 in his first four games of 2008.Tossed his 99th and 100th touchdown passes as a Pantherversus Atlanta (9/28).

S P E C I A L I S T S

K JO H N KA S AY: 25th player in NFL history to record 1,000 pointswith the same team. Ranks 13th in NFL history for pointsscored with 1,530, including 1,189 for Carolina. Tied for ninthin League history with 366 made field goals.

K O RH Y S LL O Y D: Leads the NFL with nine touchbacks through fourgames and has reached the endzone with 16-of-19 kickoffs.

D E F E N S E

L D E TY L E R BR AY T O N: Unrestricted free agent tallied 173 tackles,six sacks and one interception in 79 games for Oakland afterbeing selected in the first round (32nd overall) of the 2003 NFLD r a f t

L D T MA A K E KE M O E AT U: 2006 unrestricted free agent fromBaltimore. Appeared in all 16 games with 13 starts last yearand totalled 56 tackles, three quarterback hurries and onepass defenced

R D T DA M I O N E LE W I S: Tied for the team lead with 3.5 sacks in 15games with two starts for Carolina in 2007.

R D E JU L I U S PE P P E R S: Pro Bowl starter in three of the last four yearsis the franchise leader with 58 sacks. Moves to right defensive end after 90 games over the past six seasons at leftdefensive end.

S L B NA’I L DI G G S: Has appeared in 33 games with 22 starts sincebeing signed as a free agent from Green Bay in 2006. Movesto strongside linebacker after tying for the team lead with 3.5sacks last year in 10 starts at weakside linebacker.

M L BJO N BE A S O N: Produced a club-record 160 tackles as a rookiein 2007. Leads the club with 44 stops through four games.

W L BTH O M A S DAV I S: Moves to weakside linebacker after starting31 games on the strongside over the past three years. Ta l l i e d85 tackles, three sacks and two forced fumbles in 2007.

L C B CH R I S GA M B L E: 2004 first round (28th overall) selection rankssecond in team history with 18 career interceptions and thirdwith 224 interception return yards. Returned a fumble 31yards for a touchdown in the opener at San Diego (9/7).

F S CH A R L E S GO D F R E Y: Third-round (67th overall) selection in the2008 NFL Draft recorded 193 tackles, three fumble recoveriesand seven interceptions during his collegiate career at Iowa.

S S CH R I S HA R R I S: Started 15 games at strong safety and led theN F L with a club-record eight forced fumbles. Has added twoin the first four games in 2008.

R C B KE N LU C A S: Started every game at cornerback in 2007 andnotched 69 tackles, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries, one he returned 27 yards for a touchdown.

S P E C I A L I S T S

P JA S O N BA K E R: A first alternate to the Pro Bowl in two of thepast three seasons. Averaging 46.3 yards-per-punt with a37.2 net average through four games.

S TA RTERS AT A GLANCE

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WELCHOMME BACKQuarterback Jake Delhomme enjoyed his most productive game under center Sunday versus Atlanta (9/28) since returning to the

starting lineup following Tommy John surgery on his right elbow during the offseason. Delhomme was injured in Week Three of the2007 season at Atlanta (9/23) and missed the final 13 games of the campaign. Sunday versus the Falcons, Delhomme completed 20-of-29 attempts for 294 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions for a quarterback rating of 124.8. The touchdown passes, a 56-yard strike to wide receiver Steve Smith in the first quarter and a 36-yard toss to wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad in the fourth quar-ter, were the 99th and 100th of Delhomme’s career with Carolina. The victory improved Delhomme’s record to 6-2 in his last eight starts,dating back to the final game of the 2006 season at New Orleans (12/31/06). In those eight games, Delhomme has tossed 13 touchdowns to just two interceptions and produced a passer rating over 100.0 five times. Here is a look at Delhomme’s numbers in thoseseven starts:

Ye a r O p p . W / L A t t C m p P c t Y d s T D I n t Rtg 2 0 0 6 at New Orleans W 2 7 2 3 8 5 . 2 2 0 7 2 0 123.3 2 0 0 7 at St. Louis W 2 7 1 8 6 6 . 7 1 9 9 3 0 1 2 5 . 42 0 0 7 vs Houston L 4 1 2 7 6 5 . 9 3 1 6 3 1 1 0 3 . 32 0 0 7 at Atlanta W 1 8 1 0 5 5 . 6 1 0 9 2 0 1 1 0 . 72 0 0 8 at San Diego W 4 1 2 3 5 6 . 1 2 4 7 1 0 8 2 . 12 0 0 8 vs Chicago W 2 1 1 2 5 7 . 1 1 2 8 0 1 5 5 . 32 0 0 8 at Minnesota L 2 9 1 7 5 8 . 6 1 9 1 0 0 7 8 . 42 0 0 8 vs Atlanta W 2 9 2 0 6 9 . 0 2 9 4 2 0 1 2 4 . 8

The Panthers have averaged 23.3 points-per-game in the last eight games started by Delhomme compared to just 13.6 points-per-gamein the last 16 games in which he was not the starter. With the victory, Carolina improved to 17-5 in games in which Delhommetosses at least one touchdown pass and no interceptions, including a 13-0 mark since the start of the 2005 season.

Delhomme has been perhaps most impressive in the fourth quarter with the game on the line, completing 345-of-572 attempts for 4,067yards and 32 touchdowns with 16 interceptions for a passer rating of 89.0. His 35 pass plays of 25 yards or more in the fourth quarter since 2003 are tops in the NFL and his 32 fourth quarter touchdown passes are third in the League during that span.Indicative of his high level of play late in the game, Delhomme has directed 15 career game-winning drives (including the playoffs) thatput Carolina ahead for good in the fourth quarter or overtime, including 10 game-winning drives in the final two minutes or overtime.

DELHOMME REACHES CENTURY MARK

With two touchdown passes in Sunday’s 24-9 victory versus Atlanta (9/28), quarterback Jake Delhomme reached 100 with theCarolina Panthers. Delhomme stands as Carolina’s franchise leader in attempts (2,054), completions (1,228), passing yards (14,815),passing touchdowns (100) and 300-yard passing games (nine).

D e l h o m m e ’s 100 touchdown passes since 2003 rank eighth in the NFL and fourth among quarterbacks currently in the NFC. Here is alook at where Delhomme’s 100 touchdown passes since 2003 rank compared to other current NFC q u a r t e r b a c k s .

P l a y e r Team Touchdown PassesDrew Brees New Orleans 122 Matt Hasselbeck S e a t t l e 120 Donovan McNabb Philadelphia 106 Jake Delhomme Carolina 1 0 0Marc Bulger St. Louis 94

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W I L L I A M S - S T E WA RT PROVIDE 1-2 PUNCH

With the departure of running back DeShaun Foster, the club’s all-time leading rusher with 3,336 yards on 851 attempts, Carolina haslooked to two young running backs to carry the ground attack in 2008. Third-year performer DeAngelo Williams is the team’s top return-ing rusher after producing a career-high 717 yards and four touchdowns on 144 carries a year ago.

Williams has paced the Panthers ground attack through the first four games with 201 yards on 55 carries. His 86 yards on 18 attemptson Opening Day at San Diego (9/7) were the fourth-highest total of his career, behind 121 yards at Arizona (10/14/07) and at Tampa Bay(12/30/07), and 114 yards versus St. Louis (11/19/06).

Here is a look at Williams’ top-five rushing games through the first 30 contests of his NFL c a r e e r :Date Opp. Att. Yards Avg10/14/07 at Arizona 10 121 12.112/30/07 at Tampa Bay 20 121 6.111/19/06 vs. St. Louis 20 114 5.79/07/08 at San Diego 18 86 4.812/24/06 at Atlanta 21 82 3.9

With runs of 35, 29 and 32 yards versus Seattle (12/16/07), Dallas (12/22/07) and at Tampa Bay (12/30/07), respectively, Williamsjoined Steven Jackson (six), LaDainian Tomlinson (four) and Fred Taylor (three) as the only running backs to post a 30-yard run in at leastthree consecutive games during the 2007 season.

Once the understudy to Foster, Williams will now serve as the mentor to rookie running back Jonathan Stewart, Carolina’s firstround (13th overall) selection in the 2008 NFL Draft. Through the first four games of his NFL career, Stewart has accumulated 197yards and four touchdowns on 45 attempts for an average of 4.4 yards-per-carry. Stewart’s 24 points are tied for fifth amongNFC non-kickers and rank first in the NFL among rookies. His four rushing touchdowns are three off the franchiserecord for a rookie accomplished by Fred Lane in 1997. Stewart tied the club record for consecutive games with atouchdown run at three with a eight-yard scamper versus Atlanta (9/28).

Williams and Stewart have combined for 398 yards and four touchdowns on 100 attempts for an average of 4.0 yards-per-attemptthrough the first four games.

TIGHT ENDS CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTEOne year after tight end Jeff King ranked second on the team with a career-high 46 receptions, the most by a Panthers tight end since

Wesley Wa l l ’s 63 in 1999, second-year tight end Dante Rosario took center stage on Opening Day at San Diego (9/7). Rosario led allPanthers receivers with a career-high seven receptions, none more important than the 14-yard strike he corralled in the back of the endzone from quarterback Jake Delhomme as time expired. His seven receptions were more than he totaled during his entire rookie campaign (six) and the 96 receiving yards were also a career high.

Here is a look at the top six games by receptions for a Panthers tight end:

Player No. OpponentJeff King 10 vs. Indianapolis (10/28/07)Wesley Walls 10 at San Francisco (10/07/01Wesley Walls 8 at St. Louis (11/23/97)Wesley Walls 8 vs. New Orleans (11/30/97)Wesley Walls 8 vs. Miami (11/15/98)Dante Rosario 7 at San Diego (9/07/08)

Here is a look at the top five games by receiving yards for a Panthers tight end:

Player No. Yards OpponentWesley Walls 7 147 at Atlanta (9/07/97)Wesley Walls 8 106 at St. Louis (11/23/97)Wesley Walls 7 102 vs. Seattle (10/08/00)Wesley Walls 5 99 at San Francisco (9/10/00)Dante Rosario 7 96 at San Diego (9/07/08)

Not to be outdone, King responded in Week Two versus Chicago, hauling in a 23-yard strike from Delhomme at the Bears one-yard linewith 4:43 remaining to set up running back Jonathan Stewart’s go ahead touchdown run. King and Rosario have combined for 18receptions for 193 yards and one touchdown through the first four games.

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SMITH AMONG LEAGUE’S ELITE SINCE 2005Despite playing with four different quarterbacks in 2007, wide receiver Steve Smith paced the Carolina receiving corps with 1,002

receiving yards and seven touchdowns on 87 receptions. Smith led the team in receiving for the third-consecutive season and becamethe first player in club history to post three consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons after accumulating 1,563 yards in 2005 and 1,166yards in 2006. Since the start of the 2005 season, Smith ranks fourth in the NFL with 3,897 receiving yards and tied for sixth with 279receptions and 28 receiving touchdowns.

Here is a look at Smith’s production over the last three seasons.

Year No Yds Avg Lg TD2007 87 1,002 11.5 74t 72006 83 1,166 14.0 72 82005 103 1,563 15.2 80 12

N F L LEADERS, RECEIVING YARDS SINCE 2005Player Receiving YardsChad Johnson 4,357Larry Fitzgerald 4,179Reggie Wayne 4,128Steve Smith 3,897Torry Holt 3,895

N F L LEADERS, RECEPTIONS SINCE 2005Player ReceptionsT.J. Houshmandzadeh 304Torry Holt 303Larry Fitzgerald 296Reggie Wayne 291Chad Johnson 288Steve Smith 283Anquan Boldin 283

N F L LEADERS, RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS SINCE 2005Player Receiving TouchdownsTerrell Owens 38Randy Moss 34Antonio Gates 31Plaxico Burress 30T.J. Houshmandzadeh 29Steve Smith 28Larry Fitzgerald 28Torry Holt 27Hines Ward 27

With six receptions for 96 yards and one touchdown versus Atlanta (9/28), Smith became the second player in team history to surpass 6,000 career receiving yards with 6,093. He ranks second in club annals to fellow wide receiver and teammate MuhsinMuhammad’s 8,038. His 441 career recpetions are also second in franchise history to Muhammad’s 600. Smith and Muhammad arethe only players in Panthers history to eclipse 400 career receptions and 6,000 receiving yards.

With his 56-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Jake Delhomme in the second quarter versus Atlanta (9/28), Smith maintained his position as the club’s all-time leader for touchdowns scored with 46, one head of Muhammad’s 45. Of his 46 touchdowns, 38 have come through the air, two on the ground and six in the return game. Smith’s 38 career touchdown receptions currently rank third in team history, six behind former tight end Wesley Walls’ 44 and seven behind Muhammad’s 45.

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MOOSE SIGHTINGCarolina welcomed back a familiar face when former wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad was signed as a free agent on February 28 after

three seasons with the Chicago Bears. Muhammad is Carolina’s franchise leader with 600 catches, 8,038 receiving yards and 27 100-yard receiving games. He is second all-time with 45 touchdowns and stands third with 274 points scored. Muhammad surpassed 10,000 career receiving yards with 59 yards on five receptions in Week Two versus Chicago (9/14). He currentlyranks seventh among active wide receivers with 10,074 receiving yards, sixth with 756 receptions and eighth with 56 touchdown receptions. Here is a look at where Muhammad ranks among active wide receivers in several key receiving categories:

Active Wide Receivers Among All-Time NFL L e a d e r sR e c e p t i o n s Receiving Ya r d s Receiving Touchdowns

P l a y e r N o P l a y e r Y d s P l a y e r T DHarrison, Ind. 1 , 0 5 5 Bruce, S.F. 1 4 , 3 3 5 Owens, Dal. 1 3 3Bruce, S.F. 9 5 3 Harrison, Ind. 1 4 , 0 7 6 Moss, N.E. 1 2 5Owens, Dal 8 9 9 Owens, Dal. 1 3 , 3 3 4 Harrison, Ind. 1 2 4Holt, Stl. 8 2 0 Moss, N.E. 1 2 , 3 5 6 Bruce, S.F. 8 6Moss, N.E. 7 8 6 Holt, Stl. 1 2 , 0 5 1 G a l l o w a y, T. B . 7 7Muhammad, Car. 7 6 4 G a l l o w a y, T. B . 1 0 , 6 4 6 Holt, Stl. 7 2

Muhammad, Car. 1 0 , 2 2 1 Ward, Pit. 6 8Muhammad, Car. 5 7

In three seasons with the Bears, Muhammad started 47 regular season games and all four of the club’s postseason contests. He produced 2,183 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns on 164 receptions during those three years and led Chicago with 64 receptions for750 yards and four touchdowns in 2005.

M I L E S TONE-SETTING PERFORMANCE FOR MUHAMMAD

Two weeks after notching 10,000 career receiving yards with 59 yards on five receptions versus Chicago (9/14), wide receiver MuhsinMuhammad recorded another milestone-surpassing performance Sunday versus Atlanta (9/28). With eight receptions for 147 and atouchdown, Muhammad eclipsed 8,000 career receiving yards with Carolina and posted his 600th career reception in a Panthers uniform. The 147 receiving yards marked his most productive single-game performance since a 179-yard receiving day at New Orleans(12/05/04) in 2004 and was the fourth-highest regular season total of his career.

Here are Muhammad’s top-five regular season receiving yardage games:

D a t e O p p o n e n t R e c e p t i o n s Receiving Ya r d s T D9 / 1 3 / 9 8 at New Orleans 9 1 9 2 11 1 / 1 6 / 0 3 vs. Wa s h i n g t o n 9 1 8 9 01 0 / 0 3 / 9 9 at Wa s h i n g t o n 8 1 5 1 09 / 2 8 / 0 8 vs. Atlanta 8 1 4 7 19 / 2 3 / 0 1 at Atlanta 1 0 1 3 2 0

M u h a m m a d ’s 36-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Jake Delhomme in the fourth quarter was his 45th with the Panthers,breaking a tie with former tight end Wesley Walls as the franchise’s all-time touchdown receptions leader. His 45 career touchdownsare one behind teammate and fellow wide receiver Steve Smith’s club-record 46.

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REVAMPED DEFENSIVE LINE TESTED EARLY

The Carolina Panthers defensive line entered the 2008 season with only one starter, left defensive tackle Maake Kemoeatu, penciledin at the same position as the 2007 opener at St. Louis (9/09/07). Pro Bowl defensive end Julius Peppers, the club’s all-time leader with58.0 sacks, moves to right defensive end after six seasons on the left side to fill the void left by the retirement of long-time starter MikeR u c k e r. Tyler Brayton, an unrestricted free agent acquisition from Oakland, is the starter at left defensive end and Damione Lewis, whoserved primarily as a reserve in 2007, moves into the starting lineup after Kris Jenkins was traded to the New York Jets during the o f f s e a s o n .

Here is a look at Carolina’s starting defensive line last week vs Atlanta (9/28) compared to the starting defensive line in the 2007 opener at St. Louis (9/09/07).

Starters at St. Louis (9/09/07) Starters vs Atlanta (9/28/08) LDE Julius Peppers Tyler Brayton LDT Maake Kemoeatu Maake Kemoeatu RDT Kris Jenkins Damione LewisRDE Mike Rucker Julius Peppers

Carolina’s revamped defensive line has been tested early, facing three of the NFL’s top-six leading rushers in Atlanta’s Michael Turner,Minnesota’s Adrian Peterson and Chicago’s Matt Forte, along with last year’s leading rusher in San Diego’s LaDainian Tomlinson, in theseason’s first four games. The Panthers held all four backs under 100 yards rushing, limiting Tomlinson to 97 yards on 22 attempts,Forte to 92 yards on 23 attempts, Peterson to 77 yards on 17 attempts and Turner to 56 yards on 18 carries. The task doesn’t get anyeasier this week, as running back Larry Johnson and the Kansas City Chiefs visit Bank of America Stadium. Johnson ranks third in theLeague with 415 yards and three touchdowns on 86 attempts and is coming off a 198-yard performance last week versus Denver.

BEASON BUILDING OFF BREAKOUT 2007

Middle linebacker Jon Beason, the club’s first round (25th overall) selection in the 2007 NFL draft, led or tied for the team lead in tackles in 13-of-16 games as a rookie en route to notching a team-record 160 stops. He eclipsed the previous record of 158 establishedby Micheal Barrow in 1998 as well as Lester Towns’ club rookie record of 106 set in 2000. The former Miami Hurricane started the firstfour games of the season at weakside linebacker before moving to middle linebacker in Week Five after an injury to Dan Morgan. Beasonadded seven passes defensed, three quarterback hurries, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one interception.

Here is a look at the top four single-season tackle totals by Panthers rookies:

P l a y e r Ye a r Ta c k l e S o l o A s s t .Jon Beason 2 0 0 7 1 6 0 1 1 5 4 5Lester To w n s 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 7 1 3 5Will Witherspoon 2 0 0 2 8 8 4 9 3 9Dan Morgan 2 0 0 1 7 5 4 7 2 8

Here is a look at the top four single-season tackle totals in club history:

P l a y e r Ye a r Ta c k l e S o l o A s s t .Jon Beason 2 0 0 7 1 6 0 1 1 5 4 5Micheal Barrow 1 9 9 8 1 5 8 1 1 2 4 6Chad Cota 1 9 9 7 1 5 3 1 0 7 4 6Mike Minter 2 0 0 0 1 4 2 9 1 5 1

Beason leads the team with 44 tackles through four games in 2008 to go along with one fumble recovery and one pass defensed. Herecovered a fumble by Bears tight end Greg Olsen that was forced by linebacker Thomas Davis in the first quarter of Carolina’s comeback victory versus Chicago (9/14).

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HARRIS FORCES THE ISSUE

One year ago strong safety Chris Harris stepped into the vacancy left by the retirement of long-time starter Mike Minter. He responded with one of the finest seasons by a Panthers defensive back in franchise history, leading the NFL with a club-record eightforced fumbles and finishing second on the team with a career-high 102 tackles. Harris finished the season playing a role in eight ofC a r o l i n a ’s 30 take-aways, the most of any player on the defense, and enters his second season in Carolina as one of the leaders of anexperienced secondary.

Harris has started the 2008 season much the way he did the 2007 campaign, forcing a fumble by Chargers tight end Antonio Gates atSan Diego (9/7), that was returned 31 yards by cornerback Chris Gamble for a touchdown. He finished the game tied with linebackerNa’il Diggs for the team lead with 10 tackles. He was at it again versus Chicago (9/14), forcing a fumble by Bears tight end Greg Olsenthat was again recovered by Gamble. The take-away led directly to Carolina’s first touchdown of the game, a four-yard run by runningback Jonathan Stewart five plays later.

H e r e ’s a look at players with the most forced fumbles (unofficial) since the start of the 2007 season:

P l a y e r Te a m Forced FumblesChris Harris C a r o l i n a 1 0James Harrison P i t t s b u r g h 8Greg White Ta m p a B a y 7Kyle Vanden Bosch Te n n e s s e e 7Three players tied 6

GAMBLE A SAFE BET AT CORNERBACK

Cornerback Chris Gamble, the Panthers first-round selection (28th overall) in the 2004 NFL Draft, has found himself in the middle of theaction through the first four games of the season. He leads the secondary with 27 tackles and tied a career-high with 11 stops last weekversus Atlanta (9/28). The former Ohio State Buckege has also been a catalyst for the Panthers defense with regard toturnovers, playing a role in three of the team’s four takeaways. In the season-opening 26-24 victory at San Diego (9/7), Gamblerecovered a fumble by Chargers tight end Antonio Gates that was forced by Harris, and returned it 31 yards for a touchdown. It wasdeja-vu in Week Two versus Chicago (9/14) as Gamble again recovered a fumble forced by Harris that led directly to Carolina’s firsttouchdown of the game and helped ignite a come-from-behind victory.

Last week at Minnesota (9/21), Gamble victimized Vikings quarterback Gus Frerotte in the first quarter for his first interception ofthe season. The theft was the 18th of his career and moved him into second place in franchise history ahead of former safety MikeMinter’s 17, seven behind Eric Davis’ 25.

Here’s a look at where Gamble’s 18 interceptions rank in the NFL since 2004.

P l a y e r Team I n t e r c e p t i o n sChamp Bailey D e n v e r 25 Ed Reed B a l t i m o r e 23 Asante Samuel New England/Philadelphia 22 Darren Sharper Green Bay/Minnesota 21 Rashean Mathis J a c k s o n v i l l e 20 DeAngelo Hall A t l a n t a / O a k l a n d 1 9Chris Gamble C a r o l i n a 1 8Dre’ Bly D e t r o i t / D e n v e r 18 Nathan Va s h e r C h i c a g o 18

DID YOU KNOW ?

Defense Stingy In Red-zone -- Through the first quarter of the season, Carolina’s defense has proved solid in several areas,including top-10 rankings in both passing yards per game and scoring defense. However, the unit has perhaps been most effective inthe red-zone, allowing two touchdowns and five field goals on seven red-zone possessions for a 22.2 percent touchdown conversionrate and a 77.8 percent scoring conversion rate, tops in the League.

Fox and the AFC -- Panthers head coach John Fox will look to even his career record versus the AFC as the Panthers face theKansas City Chiefs Sunday. Since Fox’s arrival in 2002, Carolina has compiled a 12-13 record versus the AFC, including a 2-3 markversus the AFC West. Fox is 1-0 as a head coach versus Kansas City, registering a 28-17 victory at Arrowhead Stadium (9/19/04) dur-ing the 2004 season. Carolina is 1-0 versus the AFC in 2008, defeating the San Diego Chargers, 26-24, on Opening Day (9/07/08).

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K A S AY CONTINUES RISE

Kicker John Kasay converted all three of his extra point opportunities and his only field goal attempt, connecting from 44 yards, versusAtlanta for six points. He remains in 13th position all-time in NFL history for points scored with 1,536, 48 behind Al Del Greco in 12th position, including 1,195 for the Panthers. Indicative of his accuracy on field goals, his 438 extra points are the fewest among the top 20all-time scorers. His 44-yard field goal versus Atlanta moved him into a tie with Norm Johnson for ninth place all-time with 366, and his35 made field goals from 50 yards or longer are tied for third in League history. Among active kickers, the 18-year veteran ranks ranks fifthin both points and field goals made and tied for second in converted opportunities of 50 yards or longer.

Here is a look at the players ranked 10-15 on the NFL’s all-time points scored list.

R a n k P l a y e r S e a s o n X P M X PA F G M P t s1 0 Jason Hanson 1 9 9 2 - 2 0 0 7 5 0 3 5 1 0 3 8 3 1 , 6 5 21 1 Eddie Murray 1 9 8 0 - 2 0 0 0 5 3 8 5 4 5 3 5 2 1 , 5 9 41 2 Al Del Greco 1 9 8 4 - 2 0 0 0 5 4 3 5 5 1 3 4 7 1 , 5 8 41 3 John Kasay 1 9 9 1 - 2 0 0 8 4 3 8 4 4 8 3 6 6 1 , 5 3 61 4 Steve Christie 1 9 9 0 - 2 0 0 4 4 6 8 4 7 3 3 3 6 1 , 4 7 61 5 Pat Leahy 1 9 7 4 - 1 9 9 1 5 5 8 5 8 4 3 0 4 1 , 4 7 0

Here is a look at positions seven through 12 for most field goals made in NFL H i s t o r y.R a n k P l a y e r S e a s o n F G M7 Jason Hanson 1 9 9 2 - 2 0 0 7 3 8 38 Jan Stenerud 1 9 6 7 - 1 9 8 5 3 7 39 Norm Johnson 1 9 8 2 - 1 9 9 9 3 6 61 0 John Kasay 1 9 9 1 - 2 0 0 8 3 6 61 1 Eddie Murray 1 9 8 0 - 2 0 0 0 3 5 21 2 Al Del Greco 1 9 8 4 - 2 0 0 0 3 4 7

K a s a y ’s 52-yard field goal as time expired at New Orleans (10/07) was the 11th game-winning kick of his career and ninth with thePanthers. The University of Georgia product is the club’s all-time leader in games played (173) and points (1,163) and has led the team inscoring in every year except 2000, 2002 and 2004.

L L OYD A SPECIAL W E A P O N

Panthers kickoff specialist Rhys Lloyd has proven to be a valuable addition through the season’s first four games. On the year, Lloydhas reached the endzone on 16-of-19 kickoffs and leads the League with nine touchbacks.

Here is a look at kickers with the most touchbacks through four games:

P l a y e r Te a m To u c h b a c k sRhys Lloyd C a r o l i n a 9Nate Kaeding San Diego 7Matt Prater D e n v e r 7

L l o y d ’s ability to kick the ball into the endzone has also helped Carolina’s kickoff coverage units. The Panthers currently rank second inthe NFC and third in the NFL in opponent’s average starting position with an average of the 22.1-yard line.

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24-Sep LB Donte Curry Free agent signing23-Sep DE Casper Brinkley Practice squad signing23-Sep LB Dan Connor Injured reserve23-Sep WR Titus Ryan Practice squad termination16-Sep LB Donte Curry Released15-Sep WR Steve Smith Reinstated3-Sep QB Brett Basanez Practice squad signing3-Sep DE Angelo Craig Practice squad termination1-Sep DE Angelo Craig Practice squad signing1-Sep WR Mark Jones Free agent signing1-Sep FB Billy Latsko Practice squad signing1-Sep WR Titus Ryan Practice squad signing1-Sep WR Dominique Thompson Waived31-Aug RB Decori Birmingham Practice squad signing31-Aug WR William Buchanon Practice squad signing31-Aug S Joe Fields Practice squad signing31-Aug DT Nick Hayden Practice squad signing31-Aug T Geoff Schwartz Practice squad signing30-Aug QB Brett Basanez Waived30-Aug RB Decori Birmingham Waived30-Aug G Milford Brown Released30-Aug WR William Buchanon Waived30-Aug CB Ricardo Colclough Released30-Aug S Joe Fields Waived30-Aug FB Troy Fleming Waived30-Aug G Toniu Fonoti Released30-Aug WR Chris Hannon Waived30-Aug DT Nick Hayden Waived30-Aug S Terrence Holt Released30-Aug G Evan Mathis Waived30-Aug DE Stanley McClover Waived30-Aug QB Josh McCown Acquired in trade30-Aug WR Samie Parker Released30-Aug T Rueben Riley Waived30-Aug T Geoff Schwartz Waived30-Aug LB Tim Shaw Waived30-Aug WR Steve Smith Reserve/Suspended30-Aug WR Travis Taylor Released30-Aug RB LaBrandon Toefield Released30-Aug CB Darren Toney Waived30-Aug TE Chad Upshaw Waived30-Aug DT Stephen Williams Waived26-Aug WR Sean Bailey Waived26-Aug WR Samie Parker Free agent signing20-Aug WR Sean Bailey Free agent signing20-Aug DT Ian Scott Released/Injury settlement7-Aug T Rueben Riley Free agent signing7-Aug T Charles Spencer Waived5-Aug DT Michael Marquardt Waived5-Aug TE Chad Upshaw Free agent signing31-Jul DT Michael Marquardt Free agent signing31-Jul C Pat Ross Waived28-Jul WR William Buchanon Free agent signing28-Jul WR Josh Davis Waived/Injured26-Jul RB Alex Haynes Waived26-Jul LB Brandon Jamison Waived23-Jul G Rueben Riley Waived23-Jul T Charles Spencer Waiver claim21-Jul TE Chad Upshaw Waived16-Jul DT Anthony Harris Waived15-Jul FB Breyone Evans Waived15-Jul CB Cortney Grixby Waived15-Jul WR Damon Morton Waived10-Jul QB Taylor Tharp Waived10-Jul P Dan Zeidman Waived16-Jun G Pat Ross Waiver claim16-Jun G Eric Tunney Waived28-May CB Curtis Deloatch Unrestricted free agent re-signing19-May QB Lester Ricard Free agent signing2-May DE Casper Brinkley Fre agent signing2-May TE Chris Conklin Free agent signing2-May FB Breyone Evans Free agent signing2-May S Joe Fields Free agent signing

2-May CB Cortney Grixby Free agent signing2-May DT Anthony Harris Free agent signing2-May WR Damon Morton Free agent signing2-May QB Taylor Tharp Free agent signing2-May CB Darren Tony Free agent signing2-May G Eric Tunney Free agent signing2-May P Dan Zeidman Free agent signing29-Apr DT Ian Scott Free agent signing29-Apr DT Darwin Walker Free agent signing27-Apr TE Gary Barnidge Drafted (5)27-Apr G Mackenzy Bernadeau Drafted (7c)27-Apr LB Dan Connor Drated (3b)27-Apr S Charles Godfrey Drafted (3a)27-Apr DT Nick Hayden Drafted (6)27-Apr T Geoff Schwartz Drafted (7b)27-Apr DE Hilee Taylor Drafted (7a)26-Apr T Jeff Otah Drafted (1b)26-Apr RB Jonathan Stewart Drafted (1a)22-Apr DE Mike Rucker Retired16-Apr TE Chad Upshaw Waiver claim7-Apr DT Stephen Williams Free agent signing28-Mar G Milford Brown Unrestricted free agent signing25-Mar G Toniu Fonoti Free agent signing20-Mar WR D.J. Hackett Unrestricted free agent signing20-Mar S Terrence Holt Free agent signing11-Mar C Justin Hartwig Released10-Mar LB Landon Johnson Unrestricted free agent signing10-Mar RB LaBrandon Toefield Unrestricted free agent signing7-Mar DE Tyler Brayton Unrestricted free agent signing6-Mar CB Patrick Dendy Waived4-Mar CB Ricardo Colclough Unrestricted free agent signing3-Mar LB Donte Curry Unrestricted free agent re-signing29-Feb FB Brad Hoover Unrestricted free agent re-signing29-Feb DT Kris Jenkins Traded29-Feb CB Dante Wesley Unrestricted free agent re-signing28-Feb RB Stephen Davis Retired28-Feb WR Muhsin Muhammad Free agent signing27-Feb QB David Carr Released27-Feb RB Stephen Davis Free agent signing21-Feb RB DeShaun Foster Released20-Feb T Jordan Gross Designated franchise player14-Feb S Chris Harris Extension signing14-Feb DT Damione Lewis Extension signing14-Feb T Travelle Wharton Extension signing11-Feb LB Dan Morgan Released11-Feb G Mike Wahle Released18-Jan FB Troy Fleming Free agent signing14-Jan WR Chris Hannon Free agent signing8-Jan G Rueben Riley Free agent signing8-Jan WR Dominique Thompson Free agent signing

C A R O L I N A PA N T H E R S 2008 T R A N S A C T I O N S

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C A R O L I N A PANTHERS UNOFFICIAL D E P T H C H A RT

OFFENSE

WR 89 Steve Smith 18 D.J. Hackett 10 Ryne Robinson 84 Mark Jones LT 69 Jordan Gross 76 Frank OmiyaleLG 70 Travelle Wharton 73 Jeremy Bridges 65 Mackenzy BernadeauC 67 Ryan Kalil 63 Geoff Hangartner 65 Mackenzy BernadeauRG 68 Keydrick Vincent 73 Jeremy Bridges RT 79 Jeff Otah 76 Frank OmiyaleTE 47 Jeff King 88 Dante Rosario 84 Gary BarnidgeWR 87 Muhsin Muhammad 80 Dwayne JarrettQB 17 Jake Delhomme 12 Josh McCown 3 Matt MooreFB 45 Brad Hoover 37 Nick GoingsRB 34 DeAngelo Williams 28 Jonathan Stewart 37 Nick Goings

DEFENSE

LDE 96 Tyler Brayton 95 Charles JohnsonLDT 99 Maake Kemoeatu 91 Gary GibsonRDT 92 Damione Lewis 93 Darwin WalkerRDE 90 Julius Peppers 66 Hilee TaylorSLB 53 Na’il Diggs 54 Landon Johnson 55 Donte CurryMLB 52 Jon Beason 59 Adam SewardWLB 58 Thomas Davis 50 James AndersonLCB 20 Chris Gamble 31 Richard Marshall 23 Dante WesleyRCB 21 Ken Lucas 31 Richard Marshall 27 C.J. WilsonSS 43 Chris Harris 26 Quinton TealFS 30 Charles Godfrey 25 Nate Salley

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK 4 John Kasay 5 Rhys LloydP 7 Jason Baker 4 John KasayKO 5 Rhys Lloyd 4 John KasayH 7 Jason BakerPR 84 Mark Jones 10 Ryne RobinsonKOR 28 Jonathan Stewart 84 Mark Jones 10 Ryne RobinsonPC 56 Jason KyleKC 56 Jason Kyle

ROOKIES Underlined ()INJURED

PA N T H E R S P R O N U N C I AT I O N

Mackenzy BERNADEAU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Burr-NAR-doeNA'IL Diggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .nie-ILLMAAKE KEMOEATU . . . . . . . . . . . . .ma-AH-kay kay-moy-AH-tooRHYS Lloyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .reeceMUHSIN Muhammad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MOO-sinFrank OMIYALE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .oh-mee-yellRYNE Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ryan

Adam SEWARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SUE-word

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COLLEGE DRAFT UNRESTRICTED FA FREE AGENT TRADE WAIVER

S Thomas Davis P Jason BakerLB Adam SewardC Geoff Hangartner

CB Ken Lucas

COLLEGE DRAFT UNRESTRICTED FA FREE AGENT TRADE WAIVER

T Jordan Gross QB Jake Delhomme

COLLEGE DRAFT UNRESTRICTED FA FREE AGENT TRADE WAIVER

DE Julius Peppers

COLLEGE DRAFT UNRESTRICTED FA FREE AGENT TRADE WAIVERK John Kasay

COLLEGE DRAFT UNRESTRICTED FA FREE AGENT TRADE WAIVERRB Brad Hoover

COLLEGE DRAFT UNRESTRICTED FA FREE AGENT TRADE WAIVERWR Steve Smith RB Nick GoingsLB Jason Kyle

COLLEGE DRAFT UNRESTRICTED FA FREE AGENT TRADE WAIVER

CB Chris GambleT Travelle Wharton

COLLEGE DRAFT UNRESTRICTED FA FREE AGENT TRADE WAIVER

LB James AndersonTE Jeff KingCB Richard MarshallS Nate SalleyRB DeAngelo Williams

DT Maake KemoeatuDT Damione Lewis

G Jeremy BridgesLB Na’il Diggs

COLLEGE DRAFT UNRESTRICTED FA FREE AGENT TRADE WAIVER

LB Jon Beason S Chris Harris QB Matt MooreWR Dwayne Jarrett T Frank OmiyaleDE Charles Johnson K Rhys LloydC Ryan KalilWR Ryne RobinsonTE Dante Rosario

S Quinton TealCB Dante Wesley S C.J. WilsonDT Gary GibsonWR Jason Carter (IR)

H OW THE PANTHERS WERE BUILT

COLLEGE DRAFT UNRESTRICTED FA FREE AGENT TRADE WAIVER

RB Jonathan Stewart QB Josh McCownT Jeff OtahS Charles GodfreyLB Dan ConnorTE Gary BarnidgeDE Hilee TaylorG Mackenzy Bernadeau

DE Tyler BraytonWR D.J. HackettLB Landon JohnsonG Keydrick Vincent

LB Donte CurryWR Mark JonesWR Muhsin MuhammadDT Darwin Walker

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5 0 Anderson, James L B 6 - 2 2 3 5 0 9 / 2 6 / 8 3 2 4 3 Virginia Te c h Chesapeake, VA D3 ‘06 0 / 0 / 0 / 47 B a k e r, Jason P 6 - 2 2 0 5 0 5 / 1 7 / 7 8 3 0 8 I o w a Fort Wayne, IN TR ‘05 (Den) 4 / 0 / 0 / 08 2 Barnidge, Gary T E 6 - 5 2 4 7 0 9 / 2 2 / 8 5 2 2 R L o u i s v i l l e Middleburg, FL D5 ‘08 2 / 0 / 2 / 05 2 Beason, Jon L B 6 - 0 2 3 7 0 1 / 1 4 / 8 5 2 3 2 Miami (FL) M i r a m a r, FL D1 ‘07 4 / 4 / 0 / 06 5 Bernadeau, Mackenzy G 6 - 4 3 0 8 0 1 / 0 3 / 8 6 2 2 R B e n t l e y Waltham, MA D7 ‘08 0 / 0 / 0 / 49 6 Brayton, Ty l e r D E 6 - 6 2 8 0 1 1 / 2 0 / 7 9 2 8 6 C o l o r a d o Pasco, WA U FA ‘08 (Oak) 4 / 4 / 0 / 07 3 Bridges, Jeremy G 6 - 4 3 2 6 0 4 / 1 9 / 8 0 2 8 6 Southern Mississippi McComb, MS FA ‘06 4 / 0 / 0 / 05 5 C u r r y, Donte L B 6 - 1 2 4 0 7 / 2 2 / 7 8 3 0 8 Morris Brown Savannah, GA FA ‘08 1 / 0 / 0 / 05 8 Davis, Thomas L B 6 - 0 2 4 0 0 3 / 2 2 / 8 3 2 5 4 G e o r g i a Shellman, GA D1 ‘05 4 / 4 / 0 / 01 7 Delhomme, Jake Q B 6 - 2 2 1 5 0 1 / 1 0 / 7 5 3 3 1 0 L o u i s i a n a - L a f a y e t t e Lafayette, LA U FA ‘03 (NO) 4 / 4 / 0 / 05 3 Diggs, Na'il L B 6 - 4 2 4 0 0 7 / 0 8 / 7 8 3 0 9 Ohio State Los Angeles, CA FA ‘06 4 / 4 / 0 / 02 0 Gamble, Chris C B 6 - 1 2 0 0 0 3 / 1 1 / 8 3 2 5 5 Ohio State Sunrise, FL D1 ‘04 4 / 4 / 0 / 09 1 Gibson, Gary D T 6 - 3 2 8 5 0 5 / 0 5 / 8 2 2 5 3 R u t g e r s Jamesville, NY FA ‘07 3 / 0 / 0 / 13 0 G o d f r e y, Charles S 5 - 1 1 2 0 5 1 1 / 1 5 / 8 5 2 2 R I o w a Baytown, TX D3a ‘08 4 / 4 / 0 / 03 7 Goings, Nick R B 6 - 0 2 2 5 0 1 / 2 6 / 7 8 3 0 8 P i t t s b u r g h Dublin, OH FA ‘01 4 / 0 / 0 / 06 9 Gross, Jordan T 6 - 4 3 0 5 0 7 / 2 0 / 8 0 2 8 6 U t a h Fruitland, ID D1 ‘03 4 / 4 / 0 / 01 8 Hackett, D.J. W R 6 - 2 2 0 8 0 7 / 0 3 / 8 1 2 6 5 C o l o r a d o San Dimas, CA U FA ‘08 (Sea) 4 / 2 / 0 / 06 3 H a n g a r t n e r, Geoff C 6 - 5 3 0 1 0 4 / 2 2 / 8 2 2 6 4 Texas A&M New Braunfels, TX D5b ‘08 4 / 2 / 0 / 04 3 Harris, Chris S 6 - 0 2 0 5 0 8 / 0 6 / 8 2 2 5 4 L o u i s i a n a - M o n r o e Little Rock, AR TR ‘07 (Chi) 4 / 4 / 0 / 04 5 H o o v e r, Brad F B 6 - 0 2 4 5 1 1 / 1 1 / 7 6 3 1 9 Western Carolina Thomasville, NC FA ‘00 4 / 3 / 0 / 08 0 Jarrett, Dwayne W R 6 - 4 2 1 9 0 9 / 1 1 / 8 6 2 1 2 Southern Cal New Brunswick, NJ D2a ‘07 2 / 0 / 0 / 29 5 Johnson, Charles D E 6 - 2 2 7 5 0 7 / 1 0 / 8 6 2 2 2 G e o r g i a Hawkinsville, GA D3 ‘07 4 / 0 / 0 / 05 4 Johnson, Landon L B 6 - 2 2 3 2 0 3 / 1 3 / 8 1 2 7 5 P u r d u e Lubbock, TX U FA ‘08 (Cin) 4 / 0 / 0 / 08 4 Jones, Mark W R 5 - 9 1 8 5 1 1 / 0 3 / 8 0 2 7 5 Te n n e s s e e Wallingford, PA FA ‘08 4 / 0 / 0 / 06 7 Kalil, Ryan C 6 - 2 2 9 5 0 3 / 2 9 / 8 5 2 3 2 Southern Cal Corona, CA D2b ‘07 4 / 4 / 0 / 04 K a s a y, John K 5 - 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 / 2 7 / 6 9 3 8 1 8 G e o r g i a Athens, GA U FA ‘95 (Sea) 4 / 0 / 0 / 09 9 Kemoeatu, Maake D T 6 - 5 3 4 5 0 1 / 1 0 / 7 9 2 9 7 U t a h Kahuku, HI U FA ‘06 (Bal) 4 / 4 / 0 / 04 7 King, Jeff T E 6 - 3 2 6 0 0 2 / 1 9 / 8 3 2 5 3 Virginia Te c h Pulaski, VA D5 ‘06 4 / 4 / 0 / 05 6 Kyle, Jason L B 6 - 3 2 4 2 0 5 / 1 2 / 7 2 3 6 1 4 Arizona State Tempe, AZ U FA ‘01 (SF) 4 / 0 / 0 / 09 2 Lewis, Damione D T 6 - 2 3 0 1 0 3 / 0 1 / 7 8 3 0 8 Miami (FL) Sulphur Springs, TX U FA ‘06 (STL) 4 / 4 / 0 / 05 Lloyd, Rhys K 5 - 1 1 2 3 1 0 6 / 0 5 / 8 2 2 6 2 M i n n e s o t a D o v e r, England WV ‘07 4 / 0 / 0 / 02 1 Lucas, Ken C B 6 - 0 2 0 5 0 1 / 2 3 / 7 9 2 9 8 M i s s i s s i p p i Cleveland, MS U FA ‘05 (Sea) 4 / 4 / 0 / 03 1 Marshall, Richard C B 5 - 1 1 1 8 9 1 2 / 1 2 / 8 4 2 3 3 Fresno State Los Angeles, CA D2 ‘06 4 / 0 / 0 / 01 2 McCown, Josh Q B 6 - 4 2 1 5 0 7 / 0 4 / 7 9 2 9 7 Sam Houston State Jacksonville, TX TR ‘08 (Mia) 1 / 0 / 3 / 03 Moore, Matt Q B 6 - 3 2 0 2 0 8 / 0 9 / 8 4 2 4 2 Oregon State Valencia, CA WV ‘07 0 / 0 / 0 / 48 7 Muhammad, Muhsin W R 6 - 2 2 1 5 0 5 / 0 5 / 7 3 3 5 1 3 Michigan State Lansing, MI FA ‘08 4 / 4 / 0 / 07 6 Omiyale, Frank T 6 - 4 3 1 0 1 1 / 2 3 / 8 2 2 5 4 Tennessee Te c h Whites Creek, TN WV ‘07 2 / 0 / 0 / 27 9 Otah, Jeff T 6 - 6 3 3 0 0 6 / 1 7 / 8 6 2 2 R P i t t s b u r g h New Castle, DE D1b ‘08 4 / 4 / 0 / 09 0 Peppers, Julius D E 6 - 7 2 8 3 0 1 / 1 8 / 8 0 2 8 7 North Carolina B a i l e y, NC D1 ‘02 4 / 4 / 0 / 01 0 Robinson, Ryne W R 5 - 9 1 7 9 1 1 / 0 4 / 8 4 2 3 2 Miami (OH) Toledo, OH D4 ‘07 0 / 0 / 0 / 48 8 Rosario, Dante T E 6 - 4 2 5 0 1 0 / 2 5 / 8 4 2 3 2 O r e g o n Dayton, OR D5 ‘07 4 / 1 / 0 / 02 5 S a l l e y, Nate S 6 - 1 2 1 6 0 2 / 0 5 / 8 4 2 4 3 Ohio State Ft. Lauderdale, FL D4 ‘06 4 / 0 / 0 / 05 9 Seward, Adam L B 6 - 2 2 5 0 0 6 / 1 5 / 8 2 2 6 4 U N LV Las Vegas, NV D5a ‘05 4 / 0 / 0 / 08 9 Smith, Steve W R 5 - 9 1 8 5 0 5 / 1 2 / 7 9 2 9 8 U t a h Lynwood, CA D3 ‘01 2 / 2 / 0 / 02 8 Stewart, Jonathan R B 5 - 1 0 2 3 5 0 3 / 2 1 / 8 7 2 1 R O r e g o n Fort Lewis, WA D1a ‘08 4 / 0 / 0 / 06 6 Ta y l o r, Hilee D E 6 - 2 2 5 0 0 7 / 1 8 / 8 6 2 1 R North Carolina Laurinburg, NC D7a ‘08 1 / 0 / 0 / 32 6 Teal, Quinton S 6 - 1 1 8 7 0 3 / 0 8 / 8 4 2 4 2 Coastal Carolina Bennettsville, SC FA ‘07 4 / 0 / 0 / 06 8 Vincent, Keydrick G 6 - 5 3 2 5 0 4 / 1 3 / 7 8 3 0 8 M i s s i s s i p p i Lakeland, FL U FA ‘08 (Arz) 4 / 4 / 0 / 09 3 Wa l k e r, Darwin D T 6 - 3 2 9 4 0 6 / 1 5 / 7 7 3 1 9 Te n n e s s e e Walterboro, SC FA ‘08 4 / 0 / 0 / 02 3 We s l e y, Dante C B 6 - 1 2 1 0 0 4 / 0 5 / 7 9 2 9 7 Arkansas Pine-Bluff Pine Bluff, AR FA ‘07 4 / 0 / 0 / 07 0 Wharton, Tr a v e l l e G 6 - 4 3 1 2 0 5 / 1 9 / 8 1 2 7 5 South Carolina Simpsonville, SC D3 ‘04 2 / 2 / 0 / 23 4 Williams, DeAngelo R B 5 - 9 2 1 7 0 4 / 2 5 / 8 3 2 4 3 M e m p h i s Wynne, AR D1 ‘06 4 / 4 / 0 / 02 7 Wilson, C.J. C B 6 - 1 1 9 5 0 4 / 0 2 / 8 5 2 3 2 B a y l o r Terrell, TX D7 ‘07 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

No Name Pos Ht Wt D/O/B Age Exp College Hometown How Acq GP/GS/DNP/IA

C A R O L I N A PA N T H E R S A L P H A B E T I C A L R O S T E R

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3 Moore, Matt QB 6-3 202 08/09/84 24 2 Oregon State Valencia, CA WV '07 0/0/0/44 Kasay, John K 5-10 210 10/27/69 38 18 Georgia Athens, GA UFA '95 (SEA) 4/0/0/05 Lloyd, Rhys K 5-11 231 06/05/82 26 2 Minnesota Dover, England WV '07 4/0/0/07 Baker, Jason P 6-2 205 05/17/78 30 8 Iowa Fort Wayne, IN TR'05 (DEN) 4/0/0/010 Robinson, Ryne WR 5-9 179 11/04/84 23 2 Miami (OH) Toledo, OH D4 '07 0/0/0/412 McCown, Josh QB 6-4 215 07/04/79 29 7 Sam Houston State Jacksonville, TX TR '08 1/0/3/017 Delhomme, Jake QB 6-2 215 01/10/75 33 10 Louisiana-Lafayette Lafayette, LA UFA '03 (NO) 4/4/0/018 Hackett, D.J. WR 6-2 208 07/03/81 26 5 Colorado San Dimas, CA UFA '08 (SEA) 4/2/0/020 Gamble, Chris CB 6-1 200 03/11/83 25 5 Ohio State Sunrise, FL D1 '04 4/4/0/021 Lucas, Ken CB 6-0 205 01/23/79 29 8 Mississippi Cleveland, MS UFA '05 (SEA) 4/4/0/023 Wesley, Dante CB 6-1 210 04/05/79 29 7 Arkansas Pine-Bluff Pine Bluff, AR FA '07 4/0/0/025 Salley, Nate S 6-1 216 02/05/84 24 3 Ohio State Ft. Lauderdale, FL D4 '06 4/0/0/026 Teal, Quinton S 6-1 187 03/08/84 24 2 Coastal Carolina Bennettsville, SC FA '07 4/0/0/027 Wilson, C.J. CB 6-1 195 04/02/85 23 2 Baylor Terrell, TX FA '07 0/0/0/428 Stewart, Jonathan RB 5-10 235 03/21/87 21 R Oregon Fort Lewis, WA D1a '08 4/0/0/030 Godfrey, Charles S 5-11 205 11/15/85 22 R Iowa Baytown, TX D3a '08 4/4/0/031 Marshall, Richard CB 5-11 189 12/12/84 23 3 Fresno State Los Angeles, CA D2 '06 4/0/0/034 Williams, DeAngelo RB 5-9 217 04/25/83 24 3 Memphis Wynne, AR D1 '06 4/4/0/037 Goings, Nick RB 6-0 225 01/26/78 30 8 Pittsburgh Dublin, OH FA '01 4/0/0/043 Harris, Chris S 6-0 205 08/06/82 25 4 Louisiana-Monroe Little Rock, AR TR '07 4/4/0/045 Hoover, Brad FB 6-0 245 11/11/76 31 9 Western Carolina Thomasville, NC FA '00 4/3/0/047 King, Jeff TE 6-3 260 02/19/83 25 3 Virginia Tech Pulaski, VA D5 '06 4/4/0/050 Anderson, James LB 6-2 235 09/26/83 24 3 Virginia Tech Chesapeake, VA D3a '06 0/0/0/452 Beason, Jon LB 6-0 237 01/14/85 23 2 Miami (FL) Miramar, FL D1 '07 4/4/0/053 Diggs, Na'il LB 6-4 240 07/08/78 30 9 Ohio State Los Angeles, CA FA '06 4/4/0/054 Johnson, Landon LB 6-2 232 03/13/81 27 5 Purdue Lubbock, TX UFA '08 (CIN) 4/0/0/055 Curry, Donte LB 6-1 240 07/22/78 30 8 Morris Brown Savannah, GA FA ‘08 1/0/0/056 Kyle, Jason LB 6-3 242 05/12/72 36 14 Arizona State Tempe, AZ UFA '01 (SF) 4/0/0/058 Davis, Thomas LB 6-0 240 03/22/83 25 4 Georgia Shellman, GA D1 '05 4/4/0/059 Seward, Adam LB 6-2 250 06/15/82 26 4 UNLV Las Vegas, NV D5a '05 4/0/0/063 Hangartner, Geoff C 6-5 301 04/22/82 26 4 Texas A&M New Braunfels, TX D5b '05 4/2/0/065 Bernadeau, Mackenzy G 6-4 308 01/03/86 22 R Bentley Waltham, MA D7c '08 0/0/0/466 Taylor, Hilee DE 6-2 250 07/18/86 21 R North Carolina Laurinburg, NC D7a '08 1/0/0/367 Kalil, Ryan C 6-2 295 03/29/85 23 2 Southern Cal Corona, CA D2b '07 4/4/0/068 Vincent, Keydrick G 6-5 325 04/13/78 30 8 Mississippi Lakeland, FL UFA '08 (Arz) 4/4/0/069 Gross, Jordan T 6-4 305 07/20/80 28 6 Utah Fruitland, ID D1 '03 4/4/0/070 Wharton, Travelle G 6-4 312 05/19/81 27 5 South Carolina Simpsonville, SC D3 '04 2/2/0/273 Bridges, Jeremy G 6-4 326 04/19/80 28 6 Southern Mississippi McComb, MS FA '06 4/0/0/076 Omiyale, Frank T 6-4 310 11/23/82 25 4 Tennessee Tech Whites Creek, TN WV '07 2/0/0/279 Otah, Jeff T 6-6 330 06/17/86 21 R Pittsburgh New Castle, DE D1b '08 4/4/0/080 Jarrett, Dwayne WR 6-4 219 09/11/86 21 2 Southern Cal New Brunswick, NJ D2a '07 2/0/0/282 Barnidge, Gary TE 6-5 247 09/22/85 22 R Louisville Middleburg, FL D5 '08 2/0/2/084 Jones, Mark WR 5-9 185 11/03/80 27 5 Tennessee Wallingford, PA FA '08 4/0/0/087 Muhammad, Muhsin WR 6-2 215 05/05/73 35 13 Michigan State Lansing, MI FA '08 4/4/0/088 Rosario, Dante TE 6-4 250 10/25/84 23 2 Oregon Dayton, OR D5a '07 4/1/0/089 Smith, Steve WR 5-9 185 05/12/79 29 8 Utah Lynwood, CA D3 '01 2/2/0/090 Peppers, Julius DE 6-7 283 01/18/80 28 7 North Carolina Bailey, NC D1 '02 4/4/0/091 Gibson, Gary DT 6-3 285 05/05/82 25 3 Rutgers Jamesville, NY FA '07 3/0/0/192 Lewis, Damione DT 6-2 301 03/01/78 30 8 Miami (FL) Sulphur Springs, TX UFA '06 (STL) 4/4/0/093 Walker, Darwin DT 6-3 294 06/15/77 31 9 Tennessee Walterboro, SC FA '08 4/0/0/095 Johnson, Charles DE 6-2 275 07/10/86 22 2 Georgia Hawkinsville, GA D3 '07 4/0/0/096 Brayton, Tyler DE 6-6 280 11/20/79 28 6 Colorado Pasco, WA UFA '08 (OAK) 4/4/0/099 Kemoeatu, Maake DT 6-5 345 01/10/79 29 7 Utah Kahuku, HI UFA '06 (BAL) 4/4/0/0

No Name Pos Ht Wt D/O/B Age Exp College Hometown How Acq GP/GS/DNP/IA

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18th YEAR (1)4K a s a y, John K 5 - 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 / 2 7 / 6 9 3 8 1 8 G e o r g i a Athens, GA U FA '95 (SEA)14th YEAR (1)5 6 Kyle, Jason L B 6 - 3 2 4 2 0 5 / 1 2 / 7 2 3 6 1 4 Arizona State Tempe, AZ U FA '01 (SF)13th YEAR (1)8 7 Muhammad, Muhsin W R 6 - 2 2 1 5 0 5 / 0 5 / 7 3 3 5 1 3 Michigan State Lansing, MI FA '0810th YEAR (1)1 7 Delhomme, Jake Q B 6 - 2 2 1 5 0 1 / 1 0 / 7 5 3 3 1 0 L o u i s i a n a - L a f a y e t t e Lafayette, LA U FA '03 (NO)9th YEAR (3)5 3 Diggs, Na'il L B 6 - 4 2 4 0 0 7 / 0 8 / 7 8 3 0 9 Ohio State Los Angeles, CA FA '064 5 H o o v e r, Brad F B 6 - 0 2 4 5 1 1 / 1 1 / 7 6 3 1 9 Western Carolina Thomasville, NC FA '009 3 Wa l k e r, Darwin D T 6 - 3 2 9 4 0 6 / 1 5 / 7 7 3 1 9 Te n n e s s e e Walterboro, SC FA '088th YEAR (7)7 B a k e r, Jason P 6 - 2 2 0 5 0 5 / 1 7 / 7 8 3 0 8 I o w a Fort Wayne, IN TR'05 (DEN)5 5 C u r r y, Donte L B 6 - 1 2 4 0 0 7 / 2 2 / 7 8 3 0 8 Morris Brown Savannah, GA FA ‘083 7 Goings, Nick R B 6 - 0 2 2 5 0 1 / 2 6 / 7 8 3 0 8 P i t t s b u r g h Dublin, OH FA '019 2 Lewis, Damione D T 6 - 2 3 0 1 0 3 / 0 1 / 7 8 3 0 8 Miami (FL) Sulphur Springs, TX U FA '06 (STL)2 1 Lucas, Ken C B 6 - 0 2 0 5 0 1 / 2 3 / 7 9 2 9 8 M i s s i s s i p p i Cleveland, MS U FA '05 (SEA)8 9 Smith, Steve W R 5 - 9 1 8 5 0 5 / 1 2 / 7 9 2 9 8 U t a h Lynwood, CA D3 ‘016 8 Vincent, Keydrick G 6 - 5 3 2 5 0 4 / 1 3 / 7 8 3 0 8 M i s s i s s i p p i Lakeland, FL U FA '08 (ARZ)7th YEAR (4)9 9 Kemoeatu, Maake D T 6 - 5 3 4 5 0 1 / 1 0 / 7 9 2 9 7 U t a h Kahuku, HI U FA '06 (BAL)1 2 McCown, Josh Q B 6 - 4 2 1 5 0 7 / 0 4 / 7 9 2 9 7 Sam Houston State Jacksonville, TX TR '089 0 Peppers, Julius D E 6 - 7 2 8 3 0 1 / 1 8 / 8 0 2 8 7 North Carolina B a i l e y, NC D1 '022 3 We s l e y, Dante C B 6 - 1 2 1 0 0 4 / 0 5 / 7 9 2 9 7 Arkansas Pine-Bluff Pine Bluff, AR FA '076th YEAR (3)9 6 Brayton, Ty l e r D E 6 - 6 2 8 0 1 1 / 2 0 / 7 9 2 8 6 C o l o r a d o Pasco, WA U FA '08 (OAK)7 3 Bridges, Jeremy G 6 - 4 3 2 6 0 4 / 1 9 / 8 0 2 8 6 Southern Mississippi McComb, MS FA '066 9 Gross, Jordan T 6 - 4 3 0 5 0 7 / 2 0 / 8 0 2 8 6 U t a h Fruitland, ID D1 '035th YEAR (5)2 0 Gamble, Chris C B 6 - 1 2 0 0 0 3 / 1 1 / 8 3 2 5 5 Ohio State Sunrise, FL D1 '041 8 Hackett, D.J. W R 6 - 2 2 0 8 0 7 / 0 3 / 8 1 2 6 5 C o l o r a d o San Dimas, CA U FA '08 (SEA)9 4 Johnson, Landon L B 6 - 2 2 3 2 0 3 / 1 3 / 8 1 2 7 5 P u r d u e Lubbock, TX U FA '08 (CIN)8 4 Jones, Mark W R 5 - 9 1 8 5 1 1 / 0 3 / 8 0 2 7 5 Te n n e s s e e Wallingford, PA FA ‘087 0 Wharton, Tr a v e l l e G 6 - 4 3 1 2 0 5 / 1 9 / 8 1 2 7 5 South Carolina Simpsonville, SC D3 '044th YEAR (5)5 8 Davis, Thomas L B 6 - 0 2 4 0 0 3 / 2 2 / 8 3 2 5 4 G e o r g i a Shellman, GA D1 '056 3 H a n g a r t n e r, Geoff C 6 - 5 3 0 1 0 4 / 2 2 / 8 2 2 6 4 Texas A&M New Braunfels, TX D5b '054 3 Harris, Chris S 6 - 0 2 0 5 0 8 / 0 6 / 8 2 2 5 4 L o u i s i a n a - M o n r o e Little Rock, AR TR '077 6 Omiyale, Frank T 6 - 4 3 1 0 1 1 / 2 3 / 8 2 2 5 4 Tennessee Te c h Whites Creek, TN WV '075 9 Seward, Adam L B 6 - 2 2 5 0 0 6 / 1 5 / 8 2 2 5 4 U N LV Las Vegas, NV D5a '053rd YEAR (6)5 0 Anderson, James L B 6 - 2 2 3 5 0 9 / 2 6 / 8 3 2 4 3 Virginia Te c h Chesapeake, VA D3a '069 1 Gibson, Gary D T 6 - 3 2 8 5 0 5 / 0 5 / 8 2 2 5 3 R u t g e r s Jamesville, NY FA '074 7 King, Jeff T E 6 - 3 2 6 0 0 2 / 1 9 / 8 3 2 5 3 Virginia Te c h Pulaski, VA D5 '063 1 Marshall, Richard C B 5 - 1 1 1 8 9 1 2 / 1 2 / 8 4 2 3 3 Fresno State Los Angeles, CA D2 '062 5 S a l l e y, Nate S 6 - 1 2 1 6 0 2 / 0 5 / 8 4 2 4 3 Ohio State Ft. Lauderdale, FL D4 '063 4 Williams, DeAngelo R B 5 - 9 2 1 7 0 4 / 2 5 / 8 3 2 4 3 M e m p h i s Wynne, AR D1 '062nd YEAR (10)5 2 Beason, Jon L B 6 - 0 2 3 7 0 1 / 1 4 / 8 5 2 3 2 Miami (FL) M i r a m a r, FL D1 '078 0 Jarrett, Dwayne W R 6 - 4 2 1 9 0 9 / 1 1 / 8 6 2 1 2 Southern Cal New Brunswick, NJ D2a '079 5 Johnson, Charles D E 6 - 2 2 7 5 0 7 / 1 0 / 8 6 2 2 2 G e o r g i a Hawkinsville, GA D3 '076 7 Kalil, Ryan C 6 - 2 2 9 5 0 3 / 2 9 / 8 5 2 3 2 Southern Cal Corona, CA D2b '075 Lloyd, Rhys K 5 - 1 1 2 3 1 0 6 / 0 5 / 8 2 2 6 2 M i n n e s o t a D o v e r, England WV '073 Moore, Matt Q B 6 - 3 2 0 2 0 8 / 0 9 / 8 4 2 4 2 Oregon State Valencia, CA WV '071 0 Robinson, Ryne W R 5 - 9 1 7 9 1 1 / 0 4 / 8 4 2 3 2 Miami (OH) Toledo, OH D4 '078 8 Rosario, Dante T E 6 - 4 2 5 0 1 0 / 2 5 / 8 4 2 3 2 O r e g o n Dayton, OR D5a '072 6 Teal, Quinton S 6 - 1 1 8 7 0 3 / 0 8 / 8 4 2 4 2 Coastal Carolina Bennettsville, SC FA '072 7 Wilson, C.J. C B 6 - 1 1 9 5 0 4 / 0 2 / 8 5 2 3 2 B a y l o r Terrell, TX FA '07ROOKIES/1st YEAR (6)8 2 Barnidge, Gary T E 6 - 5 2 4 7 0 9 / 2 2 / 8 5 2 2 R L o u i s v i l l e Middleburg, FL D5 '086 5 Bernadeau, Mackenzy G 6 - 4 3 0 8 0 1 / 0 3 / 8 6 2 2 R B e n t l e y Waltham, MA D7c '083 0 G o d f r e y, Charles S 5 - 1 1 2 0 5 1 1 / 1 5 / 8 5 2 2 R I o w a Baytown, TX D3a '087 9 Otah, Jeff T 6 - 6 3 3 0 0 6 / 1 7 / 8 6 2 1 R P i t t s b u r g h New Castle, DE D1b '082 8 Stewart, Jonathan R B 5 - 1 0 2 3 5 0 3 / 2 1 / 8 7 2 1 R O r e g o n Fort Lewis, WA D1a '086 6 Ta y l o r, Hilee D E 6 - 2 2 5 0 0 7 / 1 8 / 8 6 2 1 R North Carolina Laurinburg, NC D7a '08

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OFFENSE (27)

QUARTERBACKS (3)

1 7 Delhomme, Jake Q B 6 - 2 2 1 5 0 1 / 1 0 / 7 5 3 3 1 0 L o u i s i a n a - L a f a y e t t e Lafayette, LA U FA '03 (NO)

1 2 McCown, Josh Q B 6 - 4 2 1 5 0 7 / 0 4 / 7 9 2 9 7 Sam Houston State Jacksonville, TX TR '08

3 Moore, Matt Q B 6 - 3 2 0 2 0 8 / 0 9 / 8 4 2 4 2 Oregon State Valencia, CA WV '07

RUNNING BACKS (4)

3 7 Goings, Nick R B 6 - 0 2 2 5 0 1 / 2 6 / 7 8 3 0 8 P i t t s b u r g h Dublin, OH FA '01

4 5 H o o v e r, Brad F B 6 - 0 2 4 5 1 1 / 1 1 / 7 6 3 1 9 Western Carolina Thomasville, NC FA '00

2 8 Stewart, Jonathan R B 5 - 1 0 2 3 5 0 3 / 2 1 / 8 7 2 1 R O r e g o n Fort Lewis, WA D1a '08

3 4 Williams, DeAngelo R B 5 - 9 2 1 7 0 4 / 2 5 / 8 3 2 4 3 M e m p h i s Wynne, AR D1 '06

WIDE RECEIVERS (5)

1 8 Hackett, D.J. W R 6 - 2 2 0 8 0 7 / 0 3 / 8 1 2 6 5 C o l o r a d o San Dimas, CA U FA '08 (SEA)

8 0 Jarrett, Dwayne W R 6 - 4 2 1 9 0 9 / 1 1 / 8 6 2 1 2 Southern Cal New Brunswick, NJ D2a '07

8 4 Jones, Mark W R 5 - 9 1 8 5 1 1 / 0 3 / 8 0 2 7 5 Te n n e s s e e Wallingford, PA FA ‘08

8 7 Muhammad, Muhsin W R 6 - 2 2 1 5 0 5 / 0 5 / 7 3 3 5 1 3 Michigan State Lansing, MI FA '08

1 0 Robinson, Ryne W R 5 - 9 1 7 9 1 1 / 0 4 / 8 4 2 3 2 Miami (OH) Toledo, OH D4 '07

8 9 Smith, Steve W R 5 - 9 1 8 5 0 5 / 1 2 / 7 9 2 9 8 U t a h Lynwood, CA D3 ‘01

TIGHT ENDS (3)

8 2 Barnidge, Gary T E 6 - 5 2 4 7 0 9 / 2 2 / 8 5 2 2 R L o u i s v i l l e Middleburg, FL D5 '08

4 7 King, Jeff T E 6 - 3 2 6 0 0 2 / 1 9 / 8 3 2 5 3 Virginia Te c h Pulaski, VA D5 '06

8 8 Rosario, Dante T E 6 - 4 2 5 0 1 0 / 2 5 / 8 4 2 3 2 O r e g o n Dayton, OR D5a '07

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (9)

6 5 Bernadeau, Mackenzy G 6 - 4 3 0 8 0 1 / 0 3 / 8 6 2 2 R B e n t l e y Waltham, MA D7c '08

7 3 Bridges, Jeremy G 6 - 4 3 2 6 0 4 / 1 9 / 8 0 2 8 6 Southern Mississippi McComb, MS FA '06

6 9 Gross, Jordan T 6 - 4 3 0 5 0 7 / 2 0 / 8 0 2 8 6 U t a h Fruitland, ID D1 '03

6 3 H a n g a r t n e r, Geoff C 6 - 5 3 0 1 0 4 / 2 2 / 8 2 2 6 4 Texas A&M New Braunfels, TX D5b '05

6 7 Kalil, Ryan C 6 - 2 2 9 5 0 3 / 2 9 / 8 5 2 3 2 Southern Cal Corona, CA D2b '07

7 6 Omiyale, Frank T 6 - 4 3 1 0 1 1 / 2 3 / 8 2 2 5 4 Tennessee Te c h Whites Creek, TN WV '07

7 9 Otah, Jeff T 6 - 6 3 3 0 0 6 / 1 7 / 8 6 2 1 R P i t t s b u r g h New Castle, DE D1b '08

6 8 Vincent, Keydrick G 6 - 5 3 2 5 0 4 / 1 3 / 7 8 3 0 8 M i s s i s s i p p i Lakeland, FL U FA '08 (Arz)

7 0 Wharton, Tr a v e l l e G 6 - 4 3 1 2 0 5 / 1 9 / 8 1 2 7 5 South Carolina Simpsonville, SC D3 '04

KICKERS (3)

7 B a k e r, Jason P 6 - 2 2 0 5 0 5 / 1 7 / 7 8 3 0 8 I o w a Fort Wayne, IN TR'05 (DEN)

4 K a s a y, John K 5 - 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 / 2 7 / 6 9 3 8 1 8 G e o r g i a Athens, GA U FA '95 (SEA)

5 Lloyd, Rhys K 5 - 1 1 2 3 1 0 6 / 0 5 / 8 2 2 6 2 M i n n e s o t a D o v e r, England WV '07

DEFENSE (26)

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (8)

9 6 Brayton, Ty l e r D E 6 - 6 2 8 0 1 1 / 2 0 / 7 9 2 8 6 C o l o r a d o Pasco, WA U FA '08 (OAK)

9 1 Gibson, Gary D T 6 - 3 2 8 5 0 5 / 0 5 / 8 2 2 5 3 R u t g e r s Jamesville, NY FA '07

9 5 Johnson, Charles D E 6 - 2 2 7 5 0 7 / 1 0 / 8 6 2 2 2 G e o r g i a Hawkinsville, GA D3 '07

9 9 Kemoeatu, Maake D T 6 - 5 3 4 5 0 1 / 1 0 / 7 9 2 9 7 U t a h Kahuku, HI U FA '06 (BAL)

9 2 Lewis, Damione D T 6 - 2 3 0 1 0 3 / 0 1 / 7 8 3 0 8 Miami (FL) Sulphur Springs, TX U FA '06 (STL)

9 0 Peppers, Julius D E 6 - 7 2 8 3 0 1 / 1 8 / 8 0 2 8 7 North Carolina B a i l e y, NC D1 '02

6 6 Ta y l o r, Hilee D E 6 - 2 2 5 0 0 7 / 1 8 / 8 6 2 1 R North Carolina Laurinburg, NC D7a '08

9 3 Wa l k e r, Darwin D T 6 - 3 2 9 4 0 6 / 1 5 / 7 7 3 1 9 Te n n e s s e e Walterboro, SC FA '08

LINEBACKERS (8)

5 0 Anderson, James L B 6 - 2 2 3 5 0 9 / 2 6 / 8 3 2 4 3 Virginia Te c h Chesapeake, VA D3a '06

5 2 Beason, Jon L B 6 - 0 2 3 7 0 1 / 1 4 / 8 5 2 3 2 Miami (FL) M i r a m a r, FL D1 '07

5 5 C u r r y, Donte L B 6 - 1 2 4 0 0 7 / 2 2 / 7 8 3 0 8 Morris Brown Savannah, GA FA ‘08

5 8 Davis, Thomas L B 6 - 0 2 4 0 0 3 / 2 2 / 8 3 2 5 4 G e o r g i a Shellman, GA D1 '05

5 3 Diggs, Na'il L B 6 - 4 2 4 0 0 7 / 0 8 / 7 8 3 0 9 Ohio State Los Angeles, CA FA '06

5 4 Johnson, Landon L B 6 - 2 2 3 2 0 3 / 1 3 / 8 1 2 7 5 P u r d u e Lubbock, TX U FA '08 (CIN)

5 6 Kyle, Jason L B 6 - 3 2 4 2 0 5 / 1 2 / 7 2 3 6 1 4 Arizona State Tempe, AZ U FA '01 (SF)

5 9 Seward, Adam L B 6 - 2 2 5 0 0 6 / 1 5 / 8 2 2 5 4 U N LV Las Vegas, NV D5a '05

DEFENSIVE BACKS (9)

2 0 Gamble, Chris C B 6 - 1 2 0 0 0 3 / 1 1 / 8 3 2 5 5 Ohio State Sunrise, FL D1 '04

3 0 G o d f r e y, Charles S 5 - 1 1 2 0 5 1 1 / 1 5 / 8 5 2 2 R I o w a Baytown, TX D3a '08

4 3 Harris, Chris S 6 - 0 2 0 5 0 8 / 0 6 / 8 2 2 5 4 L o u i s i a n a - M o n r o e Little Rock, AR TR '07

2 1 Lucas, Ken C B 6 - 0 2 0 5 0 1 / 2 3 / 7 9 2 9 8 M i s s i s s i p p i Cleveland, MS U FA '05 (SEA)

3 1 Marshall, Richard C B 5 - 1 1 1 8 9 1 2 / 1 2 / 8 4 2 3 3 Fresno State Los Angeles, CA D2 '062 5 S a l l e y, Nate S 6 - 1 2 1 6 0 2 / 0 5 / 8 4 2 4 3 Ohio State Ft. Lauderdale, FL D4 '06

2 6 Teal, Quinton S 6 - 1 1 8 7 0 3 / 0 8 / 8 4 2 4 2 Coastal Carolina Bennettsville, SC FA '07

2 3 We s l e y, Dante C B 6 - 1 2 1 0 0 4 / 0 5 / 7 9 2 9 7 Arkansas Pine-Bluff Pine Bluff, AR FA '07

2 7 Wilson, C.J. C B 6 - 1 1 9 5 0 4 / 0 2 / 8 5 2 3 2 B a y l o r Terrell, TX FA '07

2008 CAROLINA PANTHERS BY POSITION

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CAROLINA PANTHERS / WEEK 4 / THROUGH SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2008

Won 3, Lost 1

Date W-L Score OT Opponent Attendance09/07 W 26-24 at San Diego 67,11509/14 W 20-17 Chicago 73,82809/21 L 10-20 at Minnesota 62,62809/28 W 24-9 Atlanta 72,688

Statistic Car. Opp.Total First Downs 65 63Rushing 23 22Passing 38 36Penalty 4 53rd Down: Made/Att 13/51 16/523rd Down Pct. 25.5 30.84th Down: Made/Att 1/3 1/54th Down Pct. 33.3 20.0Possession Avg. 30:26 29:34Total Net Yards 1209 1145Avg. Per Game 302.3 286.3Total Plays 242 246Avg. Per Play 5.0 4.7Net Yards Rushing 410 457Avg. Per Game 102.5 114.3Total Rushes 113 111Net Yards Passing 799 688Avg. Per Game 199.8 172.0Sacked/Yards Lost 9/61 7/40Gross Yards 860 728Att./Completions 120/72 128/73Completion Pct. 60.0 57.0Had Intercepted 1 1Punts/Average 22/42.1 23/45.0Net Punting Avg. 22/37.2 23/37.9Penalties/Yards 39/251 28/243Fumbles/Ball Lost 4/3 4/3Touchdowns 8 7Rushing 4 1Passing 3 4Returns 1 2

Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTSTeam 10 26 20 24 0 80OPPONENTS 10 26 17 17 0 70

Scoring TD Rush Rec Ret K-PAT FG S PTSKasay 0 0 0 0 8/8 8/8 0 32Stewart 4 4 0 0 0 24Gamble 1 0 0 1 0 6Muhammad 1 0 1 0 0 6Rosario 1 0 1 0 0 6St. Smith 1 0 1 0 0 6Team 8 4 3 1 8/8 8/8 0 80OPPONENTS 7 1 4 2 7/7 7/7 0 70

2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0-0, Opponents 0-0Sacks: Peppers 2, Diggs 1, Godfrey 1, Lewis 1, Taylor 1, Brayton 0.5, C. Johnson 0.5, Team 7, Opponents 9 FUM/Lost: Delhomme 3/2, Hackett 1/1

PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yd/Att TD TD% Int Int% Lg TK/LS RateDelhomme 120 72 860 60.0 7.17 3 2.5 1 0.8 56t 9/61 86.8Team 120 72 860 60.0 7.17 3 2.5 1 0.8 56t 9/61 86.8OPPONENTS 128 73 728 57.0 5.69 4 3.1 1 0.8 48 7/40 80.5

RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TDWilliams 55 201 3.7 21 0Stewart 45 197 4.4 24 4Hoover 3 11 3.7 5 0Delhomme 5 3 0.6 6 0Goings 2 0 0.0 2 0McCown 3 -2 -.7 0 0Team 113 410 3.6 24 4OPPONENTS 111 457 4.1 40 1

RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TDMuhammad 22 287 13.0 36t 1Rosario 12 138 11.5 24 1St. Smith 10 166 16.6 56t 1Hackett 10 131 13.1 37 0King 6 55 9.2 23 0Williams 6 24 4.0 12 0Jarrett 2 36 18.0 25 0Hoover 2 18 9.0 12 0Goings 2 5 2.5 3 0Team 72 860 11.9 56t 3OPPONENTS 73 728 10.0 48 4

I N T E RC E P T I O N S No Yds Avg Long TDGamble 1 19 19.0 19 0Team 1 19 19.0 19 0Opponents 1 26 26.0 26 0

Punting No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg BBaker 20 926 46.3 37.2 2 9 59 2TEAM 22 926 42.1 37.2 2 9 59 2OPPONENTS 23 1036 45.0 37.9 3 6 63 0

Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TDJones 12 5 105 8.8 31 0Salley 1 0 0 0.0 0 0Team 13 5 105 8.1 31 0OPPONENTS 10 5 67 6.7 18 0

K I C KOFF RETURNS No Yds Avg Long TDStewart 13 310 23.8 38 0Bridges 1 15 15.0 15 0Rosario 1 18 18.0 18 0Team 15 343 22.9 38 0OPPONENTS 10 243 24.3 41 0

FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+Kasay 0/0 0/0 3/3 5/5 0/0Team 0/0 0/0 3/3 5/5 0/0OPPONENTS 0/0 3/3 2/2 2/2 0/0

Kasay: (44G,33G,30G,49G)(37G,45G)(43G)(44G)Opponents: (27G)(26G)(28G,32G)(33G,44G,44G)

C A R O L I N A PA N T H E R S 2008 STAT I S T I C S

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TACKLESPLAYER TOTAL SOLO ASSIST SACKS QBP FF FR INT YDS PD TDBeason, Jon 44 26 18 - - - 1 - - 1 -Davis, Thomas 36 21 15 - - - - - - 1 -Gamble, Chris 27 21 6 - - - 2 1 19 6 1Harris, Chris 22 17 5 - - 2 - - - 1 -Diggs, Na’il 20 13 7 1.0 - - - - - - -Godfrey, Charles 20 11 9 1.0 - - - - - 1 -Lucas, Ken 15 11 4 - - - - - - 6 -Marshall, Richard 13 12 1 - 2 - - - - 1 -Lewis, Damione 12 10 2 1.0 3 - - - - - -Brayton, Tyler 12 9 3 0.5 4 - - - - - -Kemoeatu, Maake 12 9 3 - 1 - - - - - -Peppers, Julius 12 7 5 2.0 8 - - - - 2 -Johnson, Charles 6 3 3 0.5 3 - - - - - -Gibson, Gary 3 2 1 - - - - - - - -Johnson, Landon 2 2 0 - - - - - - - -Walker, Darwin 1 1 0 - - - - - - - -Taylor, Hilee 1 1 0 1.0 1 - - - - - -

CAROLINA PANTHERS 2008 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

TACKLESPLAYER TOTAL SOLO ASSIST FF FR BLKConnor, Dan 4 3 1 - - -Marshall, Richard 4 2 2 - - -Seward, Adam 4 2 2 - -Goings, Nick 3 2 1 - - -Curry, Donte’ 2 2 - - - -Diggs, Na’il 1 - 1 - - -Harris, Chris 1 1 - - - -Johnson, Landon 1 1 - - - -Jones, Mark 1 1 - - - -Kyle, Jason 1 1 - - - -Salley, Nate 1 - 1 - - -Teal, Quinton 1 1 - - - -Wesley, Dante 1 1 - - - -

C A R O L I N A PA N T H E R S 2008 SPECIAL TEAMS STAT I S T I C S