KEALOHA PILARES RUMORS
Pilares uncertain for Sunday
(By Joseph Person, jperson@charlotteobserver.com) Kealoha Pilares, the NFL's No. 2 kickoff returner after two long run-backs the past two weeks, missed his second consecutive practice Thursday and could miss Sunday's game at Tampa Bay.Panthers coach Ron Rivera said Pilares "struggled a little bit" while trying to run Thursday, and will be re-evaluated today.
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December 02, 2011
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WiTP: Pilares & Bess, Updated schedule results
Congrats to our Warriors! One more game!From Thanksgiving Day, the Dolphin's Davone Bess had an awesome one handed catch in their loss to Cowboys.Kealoha Pilares followed up last week's TD kickoff return with another long one, this time 76 yards to help the Panthers keep the Colts winless.And here's my weekly updated opponent's schedules. Some teams have finished...
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November 29, 2011
Panthers' Pilares a kicker short of TD
(By Ron Green Jr., rgreenjr@charlotteobserver.com) A week after setting a team record with a 101-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, rookie Kealoha Pilares almost had another one Sunday against Indianapolis.After the Colts had cut the Panthers' lead to 24-19 midway through the fourth quarter, Pilares returned a kickoff 76 yards to the Indianapolis 32 before being run out of...
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November 27, 2011
Kealoha Pilares earns NFC special teams nod
Panthers rookie Kealoha Pilares was named the NFC's Special Teams Player of the Week after his team-record, 101-yard kickoff return in a 49-35 loss to Detroit, the Panthers announced Tuesday.
Pilares, a fifth-round pick from Hawaii, notched the Panthers' first kickoff return for a score since Rod "He Hate Me" Smart went 100 yards against New Orleans in 2003. Pilares...
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November 22, 2011
Panthers WR Kealoha Pilares Named NFC Special Teams Player Of The Week
Carolina Panthers wide receiver/kick return Kealoha Pilares has been named the NFC's Special Teams Player of the Week, the team announced on Tuesday. Pilares had a 101-yard kick return for a touchdown in the Panthers' 49-35 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday. The return was the longest in Panthers' history. A fifth-round pick out of Hawaii, Pilares had averaged 24 yards...
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November 22, 2011
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November 22, 2011
Panthers' Pilares races into record books with 101-yard return
NotesFor a unit that has endured its share of criticism this season, the Panthers' special teams unit fared better in Detroit with the highlight being rookie Kealoha Pilares' 101-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the second quarter.
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November 20, 2011
Halftime blog: Panthers 27, Lions 14
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Kealoha Pilares' record-setting 101-yard kickoff return highlighted a big second quarter for the Panthers, who built their biggest lead of the season and took a 27-14 lead into halftime.
Pilares' return was the Panthers' first kickoff return for a touchdown in eight years and was the team's longest, breaking the record shared by Rod Smart and Michael Bates...
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November 20, 2011
Lions greatest misses this season
In case you forgot, here's a look at some of the Lions' special teams miscues so far this season:
-Today's 102-yard Kealoha Pilares kickoff return for a touchdown, giving the Panthers a 17-7 second quarter lead.
-A 29-yard punt return by Chicago's Devin Hester before his 82-yard punt
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November 20, 2011
Kealoha Pilares hoping for more chances
The Panthers made a change at kick returner last month in part because they wanted to see what rookie Kealoha Pilares could do.
But the new kickoff rules have made it difficult to do much of an evaluation.
Pilares, the diminutive receiver from Hawaii, lined up deep seven times Sunday against the Titans. And seven times he either caught the ball too deep in the end zone to bring it...
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November 15, 2011
The Carolina Panthers need more juice out of the return game
The Panthers aren’t getting much production out of the return game this year. RB Mike Goodson (11 returns, 250 yards, 22.7 avg) and rookie WR Kealoha Pilares (10 returns, 200 yards, 20.0 avg) are the guys who have done most of the work on the kickoffs, but they need to do better. Jordan Pugh (2 returns, 51 yards) and Armanti Edwards (1 return for 4 yards) have also got...
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November 02, 2011
THE PANTHERS HOT 25
