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' recent minicamp he ran fluidly through his routes and caught the ball well in traffic , making strides from where he was previously in his career.

With the NFL offseason drawing closer to its end, the Carolina Panthers have had some serious winners and losers.

The Carolina Panthers ' offseason has been full of buzz, a trend that will only continue as we draw closer to training camp.

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Time for a look at some team-by-team highlights from Friday's NFC South chat: ATLANTA FALCONS Bobby G : I expected after Clabo's official June 1st exit that Atlanta would have made one last move, has Ryan's contract moved to a higher priority from three weesk ago ? Pat Yasinskas: Still think you could see something with Richard Seymour .

Let's catch up on some odds and ends from around the division: Former Atlanta running back Michael Turner was sentenced to probation and fined $1,000 for reckless driving.

As the Panthers wrapped up their final session of mandatory minicamp Thursday afternoon, coach Ron Rivera said the former Appalachian State quarterback and second-round draft pick has been most-improved among the wide receivers.

ESPN's NFC South blogger Pat Yasinskas has some notes from the Panthers camp so far, and there are a few surprises.

If there was a star of the Carolina Panthers ' minicamp in Thursday afternoon's session, it was Ted Ginn Jr. On two different occasions, Ginn used his speed to get open and catch deep balls from Cam Newton .

The Carolina Panthers have the OTAs behind them and their were many things learned during the three sessions.

It's time for the second half of the special teams review, where we look at the players responsible for returning kicks and punts.

Let's take a look at some team-by-team highlights from Friday's NFC South chat: ATLANTA FALCONS Thomas : I'm not so sure why you want a veteran QB with Davis and Renfree in the mix.

Let's take our morning jog through some news and notes from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS Matt Ryan was in the conversation for Most Valuable Player early last season.

Edwards was a folk hero when he played quarterback for Appalachian State. Twice he led the Mountaineers to the FCS national championship and twice he received the Walter Payton Award as the FCS’s best player.

Tom Sorensen has been a columnist at The Observer for 20 years and has been at the paper for 25, writing about nearly every sport in the Carolinas.

The Carolina Panthers have completed two of their three organized team activities .

Steve Smith said the competition at the Panthers wide receiver position this year is ''cut throat,'' and the 13-year veteran receiver plans to stick around to see how it shakes out.

Literary critic H.L. Mencken said, "When somebody says it's not about the money, it's about the money." Of course, that's not what commissioner Roger Goodell is saying about pushing the NFL draft into May, a TV sweeps month.

The Carolina Panthers' trash-talking defensive end got leaner during the offseason, dropping nearly 15 pounds.

Seattle is about to go 16-0 probably. I'll start to break down how it happens week-by-week, starting with Cam't Newton and the Carolina Panthers.