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(By David Scott, dscott@charlotteobserver.com) Getting to know …J.J. Jansen, long snapperBackground: Undrafted in 2008, was traded by Green Bay to Panthers in April for 2011 conditional draft choice.What you need to know: Competing with Nick Sundberg for long-snapping job vacated when Panthers elected not to re-sign Jason Kyle … Attended Notre Dame, where he was the Irish's long-snapper for 32 games … Didn't play for the Packers last season after he injured his knee in final exhibition … Was an excellent baseball player in high school (Phoenix Brophy Prep), hitting .353 his senior season.ObservationsRookie Duke Robinson is a big guy (6-foot-5, 310 pounds), as big as offensive line teammateJeff Otah. That's how the Panthers like their offensive linemen these days (backup lineman Geoff Schwartz is 6-6, 331). Robinson is really athletic and moves well.Attendance at Monday morning's practice session was pretty low. There didn't appear to b...
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