Jon Beason News

When the free agency frenzy this offseason started for the NFL, I kept being told Panthers linebacker Jon Beason, who is making a ridiculous $10 million a year, had zero incentive to restructure his deal.

The Carolina Panthers already had a pretty good defense last year, and it was debatable that the Panthers had a better defense than the offense last year.

Let's take a morning jog through the headlines from around the NFC South: ATLANTA FALCONS The team signed cornerback Saeed Lee, who made a good impression in the recent rookie camp.

Rookie mini camp is a preliminary workout to assess the incoming rookie class and allow coaches to work with them independently before the veterans show up later for mandatory OTAs and training camp.

After the Panthers selected A.J. Klein in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL draft, Klein went with his family and friends to Tanners Grill and Bar in Kimberly, Wis.

There are some guys in the National Football League that have the good life. They come to work every day, focus on their craft, spend tons of time getting better, but in general have only one target to laser-focus on; winning.

Mac Attack 05/10/13: Panthers LB Jon Beason joined the guys to discuss his big charity event at the Palm Monday night, his take on the draft, Luke Kuechly, and how much he missed the game while he was injured.

The Carolina Panthers are set to open rookie minicamp this weekend and then begin preparations for OTAs later in the month.

Leading up to the 2013 NFL Draft , the linebacker conversation included many names.

In the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft, the Carolina Panthers selected Inside Linebacker, A.J. Klein, form Iowa State University.

CJ White of Draft Panthers was kind enough to do an email interview with me to give his thoughts on the Panthers' draft picks.

Pro Bowl wideout Steve Smith is the first Panthers' player to be featured on the NFL Network's countdown of the league's top 100 players.

James Dator, editor of SB Nation's Cat Scratch Reader , joins Lewis to break down the Panthers' draft picks and discuss what they learned about new GM Dave Gettleman.

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.

With names Luke Kuechly, Thomas Davis, and Jon Beason it's probably impossible to believe that linebacker is a need for the Carolina Panthers.

After analyzing the draft needs of all 32 teams , PFT will review how well each team addressed those needs.

Klein can play all three linebacker spots, and essentially fills the role of ex-Panther Jason Phillips, who signed with Philadelphia as a free agent this offseason.

The Panthers continue to build depth on their defense by taking the 2011 Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year in Iowa State's AJ Klein.

With the fourteenth pick of the 2013 NFL draft, the Carolina Panthers have selected Star Lotulelei, a great pick that makes me extremely excited to see the Panther's Defensive Line next year.

Just like last year, draft-day trades trashed everyone's mock draft but minebecause I didn't DO a mock draft this year! What I DID do was play "predict the pick" over on NFL.com and wound up with 1020 points.good enough for 3,174th place.