Dwan Edwards News

Veteran Drayton Florence ran under a deep throw to wideout Brandon LaFell to intercept Newton, and nickel back D.J. Moore nearly had a pick on Newton's next throw.

The Panthers announced they've signed first-round draft pick Star Lotulelei and third-round selection Edmund Kugbila.

Short, a defensive tackle from Purdue, was the 44th overall pick in April's NFL draft.

National Football League defensive tackle Dwan Edwards, an exceptional athlete and no shabby after-dinner speaker either, surely enamored himself to Montana State University alumni Saturday night when he said former college football coach Dennis Erickson once gave him a sound bit of advice about a dozen years ago: "You don't want to go to [the ... (more)

Key free agents re-signed: LB Jordan Senn, TE Ben Hartsock, QB Derek Anderson, DT Dwan Edwards, CB Captain Munnerlyn Key free agents added: CB Drayton Florence, CB D.J. Moore, WR Ted Ginn, LB Chase Blackburn, WR Domenik Hixon, S Mike Mitchell Analysis: The Panthers went 7-9 in quarterback Cam Newton's second NFL season and finished six games behind ... (more)

National Football League defensive tackle Dwan Edwards, an exceptional athlete and no shabby after-dinner speaker either, surely enamored himself to Montana State University alumni Saturday night when he said former college football coach Dennis Erickson once gave him a sound bit of advice about a dozen years ago: "You don't want to go to [the ... (more)

Then again, he didn't expect Purdue's Kawann Short would be there in the middle of the second round.

National Football League defensive tackle Dwan Edwards, an exceptional athlete and no shabby after-dinner speaker either, surely enamored himself to Montana State University alumni Saturday night when he said former college football coach Dennis Erickson once gave him a sound bit of advice about a dozen years ago: "You don't want to go to [the ... (more)

It's fairly common to hear that 'defensive tackles rarely produce as rookies'. But is this really the case? To find out, I decided to look at the previous NFL Draft classes to see how defensive tackles drafted in the first and second rounds have fared as rookies.

Yes, everyone has now read the Schein-enator's article and every Panther fan is furious.

At this point you've read why the Panthers will flounder this year, now lets take a look at the areas they'll surge ahead.

September 9, 2012; Tampa, FL, USA; Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Dwan Edwards reacts after he sacks Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman in the second half at Raymond James Stadium.

At the beginning of the Gettleman era in Carolina, I'm sure that many fans were suspecting a few changes to occur in lineup of the Panther's starters.

Yes, Star Lotulelei was rated by many experts, back in January and February, as the #1 overall prospect in the entire NFL Draft, or at the very least among the top three.

National Football League defensive tackle Dwan Edwards, an exceptional athlete and no shabby after-dinner speaker either, surely enamored himself to Montana State University alumni Saturday night when he said former college football coach Dennis Erickson once gave him a sound bit of advice about a dozen years ago: "You don't want to go to [the ... (more)

National Football League defensive tackle Dwan Edwards, an exceptional athlete and no shabby after-dinner speaker either, surely enamored himself to Montana State University alumni Saturday night when he said former college football coach Dennis Erickson once gave him a sound bit of advice about a dozen years ago: "You don't want to go to [the ... (more)

In this series we'll take a look at the roster acquisitions made by the Saints' NFC South division rivals this off-season. Today we scout the Carolina Panthers.

It's been a fairly quiet news day in the NFC South. But there were a few odds and ends, so let's take a run around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS The Georgia World Congress Center Authority board voted to approve the hiring of a Kansas City-based firm to design the new retractable-roof stadium that's expected to open in 2017.

The Carolina Panthers waited patiently for two hours before they were on the clock with their mid-first round pick in last weekend's NFL Draft.

As all bloggers have done over the weekend, no matter which team they favor, I've been pouring over last weekend's NFL draft and of course, paid special attention to that of the Carolina Panthers.