Ron Rivera had to do something last week he probably never had done in 16 years of coaching: Kick players out of the team facility for studying too long.
Modified: 05/30/12 05:49:11 AMI walk to Carolina Panthers practice Thursday, stuck in a logjam behind DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart, and from the back there’s a voice, talking and singing, loud and low.
Modified: 05/25/12 05:41:26 AMPanthers Notebook: When Carolina Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis walked off the practice field early Thursday, many media members had the same reaction: not again.
Modified: 05/25/12 11:36:28 PMHe travels back and forth to Stanford to earn his degree while participating in offseason workouts
Modified: 05/24/12 05:21:47 AMAfter the lockout last year robbed Panthers coach Ron Rivera of an offseason of OTAs (organized team activities) and minicamps, he talked about lobbying the league for an extra minicamp to make up for the one usually granted first-year coaches.
Modified: 05/22/12 10:05:17 PMNFL Notebook: His passes were hitting receivers in stride and right between the numbers, not skipping off the ground or whizzing behind their heads like so many of Tim Tebow’s.
Modified: 05/22/12 12:33:27 AMThe Observers take on the best positional battles between now and the NFL openers in September.
Modified: 05/22/12 05:17:43 AMCarolina Panthers: In the second part of the Observer’s Q&A with Ron Rivera, the Panthers’ coach discusses the upcoming organized team activities, how communication lapses hurt the defense last year, the return of linebackers Jon Beason and Thomas Davis from surgery and competition at the No. 2 cornerback position.
Modified: 05/21/12 12:00:02 AMCarolina Panthers: If the Panthers dont improve their abysmal special teams play from last season, it wont be for a lack of trying.
Modified: 05/15/12 04:39:13 AMCarolina Panthers: If the Panthers dont improve their abysmal special teams play from last season, it wont be for a lack of trying.
Modified: 05/15/12 04:39:13 AMRookie Brad Nortmans hang time between 4.8 and 5.2 seconds impresses coach Ron Rivera.
Modified: 05/14/12 04:57:52 AMD.J. Campbell finished the Panthers’ rookie minicamp stronger than he started.
Modified: 05/13/12 11:03:46 PMCarolina Panthers Rookie Minicamp: The Panthers were roundly criticized by the sports talk radio portion of their fan base last month for not drafting a defensive tackle in the first round – or any of the six subsequent rounds, for that matter.
Modified: 05/12/12 11:37:43 PMContact the N&O Sports Staff
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