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

Miami Dolphins' Ricky Williams stretches the ball over the goal line for a touchdown as Carolina Panthers' Jon Beason falls in the first half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Nov.

With Ronnie Brown lost for the season, the Miami Dolphins turned to their aging running back.

The Carolina Panthers won impressively Sunday, beating the division rival Atlanta Falcons 28-19 and pushing their 2009 record to 4-5. But was it all for naught? Is their season already over? Of course not.

Then in one split second, the former Georgia linebacker's season was over. Davis slipped on the turf Sunday in the fourth quarter of the Carolina Panthers ' 30-20 loss at New Orleans and tore the ACL in his right knee.

Not only are the Panthers changing personnel at linebacker, but it will likely have them making some scheme changes as well.

ASSOCIATED PRESS MIKE CRANSTON AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE -- Landon Johnson came to Carolina armed with a big contract and a gaudy resume.

CHARLOTTE Half of the NFL season is over, yet the Carolina Panthers continue to struggle in the passing game.

Originally published November 9, 2009 at 1:30 p.m., updated November 9, 2009 at 2:12 p.m. CHARLOTTE, N.C. a ' The Carolina Panthers lost perhaps their most productive defensive player Monday when tests showed weakside linebacker Thomas Davis has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.

The Panthers got off to a fast start against the unbeaten Saints, taking a two-touchdown lead in the first quarter.

Captain Munnerlyn, the Carolina Panthers' loquacious rookie defensive back, can't remember who it was he was talking to last week.

Call it innovative, or call it desperate. But make no mistake, the Carolina Panthers are pushing buttons on defense, throwing new looks out on the field weekly.

In the multi-billion dollar world of the NFL, how much is a win worth, especially if it avenges one of the bitterest defeats in a team's history? The question comes to mind after defensive end Julius Peppers' dominating performance in the Carolina Panthers' 34-21 win at Arizona.

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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.

Carolina Panthers coach John Fox wouldn't say Monday whether he'd stick with quarterback Jake Delhomme this week or not, but insisted he needed to see improvement from his passing game.

Wide receiver Steve Smith broke down in tears at a post-game press conference while talking about the death of his former Santa Monica Junior College football coach Robert Taylor, who passed away Thursday at 64 of cancer.

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas The Carolina Panthers are the final stop in our series of team-by-team mailbags.

CHARLOTTE After three games, there were plenty of questions about the effectiveness of defensive coordinator Ron Meeks' new scheme.

Carolina Panthers linebacker Jon Beason said Thursday he shouldn't have told a radio audience last week that he planned to talk to defensive end Julius Peppers about playing harder.