http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/13395 Recent articles about Jeff Otah en-us You knew that scrap the other day during the Carolina Panthers training camp session between Jeff Otah and Tyler Brayton wouldn't be the last scuffle.  Shoot, that was just the under card.  In this case, the heavyweights fought first leading up to… Ding!!!  Ding!!!!  Let's get ready to rumble!!!!!!! This is real!  This ain't no one-horse rodeo, [...] Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:39:48 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/299555 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/299555 It had to happen sooner or later.  There had to be a fight.  It's been hot and miserable on those practice fields in Spartaburg.  At some point, tempers would flair during one of the Carolina Panthers training camp sessions. It's hot, and players, as they always do after a few days of camp, are getting a [...] Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:13:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/298097 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/298097 Training camp is now in full swing for the Panthers.  The team held two practices on Saturday and had a single workout Sunday.  Players have said it's good to get back to football and have expressed optimism for the upcoming season.  Quarterback Jake Delhomme continues to look sharp as he returns from elbow surgery.  The Panthers [...] Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:19:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/296825 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/296825 The Panthers are now officially ready to roll, as they have signed both their first-round draft picks, coming to terms with running back Jonathan Stewart and offensive tackle Jeff Otah.  The deal for Stewart is for five years, and inlcudes $10.8 mil in guaranteed money.  The whole deal could be worth up to $20 when [...] Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:41:23 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/296556 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/296556 The Panthers are now officially ready to roll, as they have signed both their first-round draft picks, coming to terms with running back Jonathan Stewart and offensive tackle Jeff Otah.  The deal for Stewart is for five years, and inlcudes $10.8 mil in guaranteed money.  The whole deal could be worth up to $20 when [...] Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:41:23 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/296556 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/296556 Seems that quite a few guys were nursing injuries and ailments during the Carolina Panthers' Saturday evening training camp session.  Here's David Scott's entry from the Charlotte Observer. The Panthers had been hesitant on revealing how much quarterback Jake Delhomme would throw during training camp. Looks like he'll be eased in somewhat. Delhomme saw plenty of [...] Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:03:29 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/296530 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/296530 ESPN reports the following.  And, as a result, the Carolina Panthers have everyone in camp on time and will have no holdouts. 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 [...] Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:03:29 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/296531 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/296531 Great news!  Okay, great news and bad news but it's something. The Carolina Panthers signed tackle Jeff Otah on Friday, leaving only fellow first-round pick Jonathan Stewart without a deal as training camp gets underway. Otah was the 19th overall pick. He was en route to Wofford College on Friday night and was expected be on the [...] Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:46:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295841 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295841 The Panthers report to Spartanburg for the start of training camp today.  The team will hold their its practice at Wofford Saturday morning.  The Panthers begin the 2008 season with great optimism, despite their 7-and-9 record a year ago.  They battled through numerous injury problems, notably the elbow injury that curtailed quarterback Jake Delhomme's campaign.  Delhomme [...] Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:45:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295383 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295383 The Panthers have signed third-round draft choice Charles Godfrey and seventh-rounder Geoff Schwartz.  Godfrey, who starred at Iowa, could become a starter at free safety, while Schwartz will provide depth on the offensive line.  The Panthers now have only two picks unsigned, first-rounders Jonathan Stewart and Jeff Otah.  The team hopes to have Stewart and Otah [...] Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:09:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293713 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293713 By my math, this leaves the Carolina Panthers two players (Jonathan Stewart and Jeff Otah) away from having all of their draft picks under contract.  Outstanding! Charles Godfrey, a rookie whom the Carolina Panthers hope will be their starting free safety this season, signed with the team Monday. Godfrey, the team's third round draft pick from [...] Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:41:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293502 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293502 The Panthers have signed two more draft choices.  Linebacker Dan Connor, a third-round choice from Penn State, and defensive end Hilee Taylor, a seventh-rounder from UNC, agreed to terms Thursday.  The Panthers have now signed five draft choices one week before players are due to report for training camp.  Both first-round picks, running back Jonathan [...] Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:53:13 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292118 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292118 Jordan Gross must be singing "Should I Stay Or Should I Go Now" as he goes about his day. He was given the franchise tag this offseason by the Caroilna Panthers and had to feel as if the team would negotiate a new contract with him to take him well beyond the 200 season. Not so fast, [...] Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:03:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/289998 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/289998 Surprise! All four of the major NFL magazines, Athlon, Lindy's, Pro-Football Weekly and Sporting News, picked the Saints to win the NFC South. It's a surprise to many as both the Panthers and Bucs have had success in recent times and have added good talent recently. The Panthers are a good team that had a lot of injuries in 2007. On top of that they gambled a bit in the draft and traded a 2009 1st round pick so they could get two 1st round picks, which they used on RB Jonathan Stewart and RT Jeff Otah. The Bucs are coming off of a 9-7 division title with pretty much the same team intact and some decent additions from free agency and the draft. OK, so the Falcons don't deserve to be in this conversation, but the last place team in the NFC South has won the next year in every year of it's existence so far. Should the Falcons be considered then? Hmmm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:27:35 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/287612 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/287612 Surprise! All four of the major NFL magazines, Athlon, Lindy's, Pro-Football Weekly and Sporting News, picked the Saints to win the NFC South. It's a surprise to many as both the Panthers and Bucs have had success in recent times and have added good talent recently. The Panthers are a good team that had a lot of injuries in 2007. On top of that they gambled a bit in the draft and traded a 2009 1st round pick so they could get two 1st round picks, which they used on RB Jonathan Stewart and RT Jeff Otah. The Bucs are coming off of a 9-7 division title with pretty much the same team intact and some decent additions from free agency and the draft. OK, so the Falcons don't deserve to be in this conversation, but the last place team in the NFC South has won the next year in every year of it's existence so far. Should the Falcons be considered then? Hmmm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:27:35 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/287612 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/287612