WAIVED
BASANEZ, BRETT QB NORTHWESTERN
BIRMINGHAM, DECORI RB ARKANSAS
BUCHANON, WILL WR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
FIELDS, JOE S SYRACUSE
FLEMING, TROY FB TENNESSEE
HANNON, CHRIS WR TENNESSEE
HAYDEN, NICK DT WISCONSIN (MADISON)
MATHIS, EVAN G ALABAMA
MCCLOVER, STANLEY DE AUBURN
RILEY, REUBEN G MICHIGAN
SCHWARTZ, GEOFF T OREGON
SHAW, TIM LB PENN STATE
TONEY, DARREN DB ARKANSAS STATE
UPSHAW, CHAD TE BUFFALO
WILLIAMS, STEVE DL NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE
TERMINATED VESTED VETERAN:
BROWN, MILFORD G FLORIDA STATE
COLCLOUGH, RICARDO DB TUSCULUM COLLEGE
FONOTI, TONIU G NEBRASKA
HOLT, TERRENCE S NC STATE
PARKER, SAMIE WR OREGON
TAYLOR, TRAVIS WR FLORIDA
TOEFIELD, LABRANDON RB LOUISIANA STATE
The biggest surprises were seeing McClover, Brown, Fonoti and Holt released. The biggest surprises as far as making the team were WR Dominique Thompson, DE Hilee Taylor, S Nate Salley, CB C.J. Wilson and G Mackenzy Bernadeau.
Thompson will almost certainly be released once Steve Smith returns from his two week suspension, or if there is a receiver available in free agency that the staff feels is a better talent.
It's curious that the Panthers kept only 4 running backs / full backs; Jonathan Stewart, DeAngelo Williams, Nick Goings and Brad Hoover.
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