Minicamp Gives Promise to ‘09 Season

Aside from the absence of Julius Peppers and the new and very evident force of defensive coordinator Ron Meeks on the field, the Carolina Panthers’ minicamp over the weekend was business as usual. The minicamp proved to be the Panthers’ induction for its newest batch of players, and from recent reports it seems as if the Panthers are on the warpath to success for the 2009 NFL season.

Standout players from the weekend’s minicamp included (not surprisingly) the power-packed running combo of DeAngelo Williams and Jonathon Stewart, QB Jake Delhomme and wideout Steve Smith. Coach John Fox seems hopefully from the minicamp that the Panthers will be stronger than ever this season, saying that, from last weekend’s minicamp, “A lot of guys (stood out). Steve Smith and Jake looked very, very good. Not to single people out but I thought a lot of guys made plays and that’s what the game’s about.”

Wideout Muhsin Muhammad expressed his enthusiasm for the game following Carolina’s minicamp, also reinforcing Fox’s positive attitude from the weekend saying, “This is the childhood game we’ve grown up with. I’m raring to go. I’ve still got the fire in me. When you get out here at practice, you forget all about stuff like money and contracts and all that crazy stuff. You just want to play football.”

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