A new start for Panthers' Barnidge

(By DAVID SCOTT, dscott@charlotteobserver.com) Gary Barnidge hasn't actually emerged from nowhere to become the Carolina Panthers' starting tight end.But there might have been more than a little symbolism earlier this week at the Panthers' training camp in Spartanburg:As most of his teammates trudged to the locker room after a night practice, Barnidge stayed behind with rookie Andrew Davie, running wind sprints on an unlit practice field.Back and forth they went across the darkened field, finally stopping and taking off their shoulder pads in exhaustion.When the Panthers drafted Barnidge in the fifth round of the 2008 draft, they hoped his skills as a good-hands tight end would soon give the team another dimension to their Steve Smith-first passing game.And with Barnidge taking most of the first-team snaps in preseason practice ahead of incumbent Jeff King, it looks like Barnidge's time has arrived – but maybe not to him.“I really don't see at it that...