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Carolina Panthers rookie Everette Brown doesn't look like an NFL defensive end, but he's working on that.

Don't be surprised if the Carolina Panthers go with a safety-by-committee approach this Sunday against the New York Jets.

Sitting at 4-6, decimated by injuries and facing a brutal closing schedule, Carolina's playoff prospects look bleak.

The hand's owner, Julius Peppers, wasn't talking, and Carolina teammate Everette Brown flinched when asked about it.

The right hand in question wasn't wrapped in a cast Monday. The hand's owner, Julius Peppers , wasn't talking, and Carolina teammate Everette Brown flinched when asked about it.

Baby steps, folks. The good news is Delhomme hasn't thrown an interception in three games after throwing 13 in his first six.

Jason Baker had 50/50 chance of being right. He picked correctly and might have saved a touchdown, and a victory.

Two months ago, the Carolina Panthers' defensive line was approaching being a weakness.

CHARLOTTE Defensive coordinator Ron Meeks talked earlier this season about the need to develop a swagger on defense and to start forcing turnovers.

In a season with outstanding quarterback play all around the NFL, Carolina's Jake Delhomme is struggling, and that could force the Panthers to seek options in less-than-ideal shopping conditions next offseason.

Carolina Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers made a rare appearance in front of reporters Thursday, but his teammates say his presence around them is growing by the week.

The opening day loss to Philadelphia was rough. But it was quick. Every time you turned your head the Eagles scored twice.

It might not seem like much, but to players, those 10 pounds can mean everything.

Make no mistake, when the Carolina Panthers traded for defensive tackle Tank Tyler earlier this week, the goal was to add experienced depth to a still-thin position.

The Carolina Panthers added some needed defensive line help, and cut deeper into their stockpile of future draft picks, Monday night.

They could use him A reminder of what might have been for FSU's defense this fall was prowling the Seminoles sideline.

Tonight's trade with Kansas City for DT Tank Tyler inexchange for a 2010 fifth-round selection leaves Carolina withfive picks innext year'sdraft. Here's a look at deals the Panthers have made in recent months and a look at the picks they have left.

When Tank Tyler was informed by Kansas City general manager Scott Pioli that he'd been traded, he felt like his heart stopped.

By shipping defensive end Gaines Adams to Chicago on Friday night, Tampa Bay admitted a previous mistake and began preparing for the future.

That was it. Cooley went without a reception for the first time since the middle of his rookie year of 2004 - a span of 79 regular-season and playoff games.