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 Carolina
Panthers, professional football team and one of
five teams in the Western Division of the
National Football Conference (NFC) of the
National Football League (NFL). Under the
league’s realignment plan, which will take
affect in 2002, the Panthers will play in the
South Division of the NFC. The Panthers play at
Ericsson Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina,
and wear uniforms of black, blue, and silver.
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During the 1996 season the Panthers won
their division and qualified for the
playoffs. It was only their second year of
existence, and this was the earliest an NFL
expansion team had ever encountered such
success. During the previous year, the team
won seven games—the most ever by an NFL
expansion team. In 1993 Panthers founder and
owner Jerry Richardson was awarded the first
new NFL franchise since 1976, when the
Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Two years later, Carolina and fellow
expansion team Jacksonville Jaguars
began play. Former Pittsburgh Steelers
assistant coach Dom Capers was named the
Panthers’ first head coach. After losing
the first 5 games of the 1995 season,
Carolina won 7 of its last 11 games
behind wide receivers Mark Carrier and
Willie Green. During the season the
Panthers defeated the San Francisco
49ers to become the first expansion team
ever to beat a defending league
champion. In 1996 the Panthers stunned
the NFL by winning 12 games and
capturing the NFC Western Division
title. Quarterback Kerry Collins and
running back Anthony Johnson anchored
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Carolina put together the second-best
defense in the NFC, featuring three Pro Bowl
linebackers: Kevin Greene, Lamar Lathon, and
Sam Mills. Michael Bates was the league’s
top kickoff returner, averaging 30.2 yards
per return. Placekicker John Kasay led the
league in scoring, converting on a
league-record 37 field goals. Capers was
named coach of the year. After capturing the
division title, Carolina defeated the Dallas
Cowboys in the playoffs before losing the
NFC Championship Game to the eventual Super
Bowl champions, the Green Bay Packers. The
Carolina Panthers have never played in the
Super Bowl.
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Panthers reserve right tackle spot for OtahRealFootball365.com, AZ - May 11, 2008Obviously, that didn't bother the Carolina Panthers. Not only did they make the 6-foot-6, 329-pound Otah their second pick in the first round of the draft, ... |
Zeidman hopes NFL's Panthers fancy his footworkSan Diego Union Tribune, United States - May 8, 2008After being bypassed in last month's draft, Zeidman signed as a free agent with the Carolina Panthers. He said he also received offers from Dallas, ... |
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