The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
Filed under: Panthers Early this week the Panthers were just two contracts away from having everyone signed in time for training camp, and now the last deal has been done. Yesterday the Panthers signed rookie offensive tackle Jeff Otah , and this morning Adam Schefter of NFL Network is reporting that the Panthers have signed running back Jonathan Stewart. Stewart's deal is a five-year...
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
The Carolina Panthers signed tackle Jeff Otah, leaving only fellow first-round pick Jonathan Stewart without a deal as training camp gets under way.
RotoWire.com (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
... DeShaun Foster, and his addition has also led to a vastly improved DeAngelo Williams. Rookie Jeff Otah’s presence can’t hurt either. Expect a monstrous bounce back from Julius Peppers, making the defense a force. 3. Atlanta FalconsOut with the old, and in with the new. One more year removed from the Michael Vick debacle, the Falcons now have their franchise quarterback, left tackle,...
NFL GridIron Gab (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
... ($8.9M guaranteed) 18. Joe Flacco QB Baltimore Signed 5 years, $30 million ($8.75M guaranteed) 19. Jeff Otah OT Carolina Signed 5 years, $14.4 total ($8.965M guaranteed) 20. Aqib Talib CB Tampa Bay Signed 5 years, $14 million ($8.2M guaranteed) 21. Sam Baker OT Atlanta Signed 5 years, $13.5 million ($7.8M guaranteed) 22. Felix Jones RB Dallas Signed 5 years, $10.5 million ($8M guaranteed)...
National Lampoon Splog! (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
CAROLINA PANTHERS (’07 Record: 7-9) Biggest Question: Carolina has a football team? Oh yeah… Training Camp Battle: Running Back. I don’t know what the Panthers brass was doing, but they spent a high pick on Jonathan Stewart when they already had DeAngelo Williams in the fold. That was a luxury pick, wasn’t it? MIP: Jeff Otah. I have [...]
StateFans Nation (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
Like a long-lost friend, football is back! The Panthers open their pre-season slate tonight, and many questions abound. Can our old friend Muhsin Muhammad fill the black hole that has been #2 WR ever since…Moose left the first time? Is Dwayne Jarrett a complete bust? Is Jeff Otah the last puzzle [...]
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
... the unhappy campers on the squad in 2007.CAROLINA PANTHERSB+Rookie RB stud Jonathan Stewart and RT Jeff Otah should enhance a stagnant running game. QB Jake Delhomme and WR Steve Smith should be much happier having WRs Muhsin Muhammad and D.J. Hackett helping them rather than Keary Colbert and Drew Carter. The team might not be able to afford both DE Julius Peppers and LT Jordan Gross...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
By MIKE CRANSTON 9:25 a.m. ET SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Carolina Panthers signed running back Jonathan Stewart to a five-year deal that includes $10.8 million in guaranteed money, putting all their draft picks under contract early Saturday before the team's first training camp practice.Stewart came to terms on the deal that could be worth up to $20 million hours after fellow first-round pick Jeff...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
... Rodgers-Cromartie, their top draft pick from Tennessee State.CAROLINA: The Panthers signed tackle Jeff Otah, the 19th overall pick.CHICAGO: After missing the first two days, Devin Hester showed up at the Bears' training camp without a new contract, because he saw some progress in negotiations. But Hester didn't practice -- coach Lovie Smith said he held him out because of tightness...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
... only remaining draftees the Panthers have not yet signed are first-rounders Jonathan Stewart and Jeff Otah.Godfrey, a cornerback at Iowa, has been playing free safety since minicamp. He had 193 tackles in 47 games, intercepting seven passes for the Hawkeyes.Schwartz started 36 of 41 games at offensive tackle for Oregon, where he opened holes for Stewart and helped the Ducks lead the...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Last updated July 21, 2008 3:16 p.m. PTPanthers sign 2 draft picksTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Carolina Panthers signed third-round draft pick Charles Godfrey and seventh-rounder Geoff Schwartz on Monday, leaving them with only two unsigned draft choices.Terms were not available.The only remaining draftees the Panthers have not yet signed are first-rounders Jonathan Stewart and Jeff...
The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Filed under: Panthers , NFC South With less than a week to go before training camp begins, the Carolina Panthers have all but two of their draft picks signed. Unfortunately, it's these two: Running back Jonathan Stewart (left) and tackle Jeff Otah (right) remain the only players who have yet to dot the I's and cross the T's. All the team's second-day picks -- including 3rd-round picks...
NFL GridIron Gab (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
... fulfill the same possession receiver duties that he handled so well his first nine years here. TE: Jeff King Caught a respectable 46 passes last season. They’ll ask him to block more in ’08. LT: Jordan Gross Moving over from right side, but he’s played LT before. His feet are quick and his mind is sharp. He’ll be fine as always. LG: Travelle Wharton Capable of handling the left tackle duties,...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
... Williams was drafted in the first round) and plenty who were drafted in spite of having slow feet (Jeff Otah was also taken in the first round). For Richardson to get drafted as low as he did, there had to be significant concerns about both of those aspects of his game. At this point, anyone who thinks otherwise is claiming that they are better at evaluating talent than NFL scouts....
