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Panthers being careful with Stewart


Rod Butsecks

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(By Charles Chandler, [email protected]) p/For the first time since last season, running back strongJonathan Stewart /strongis back practicing with the Panthers, but the team will continue to take precautions during training camp./pp/Stewart said he still has a sore Achilles tendon, which caused him to miss minicamp and summer practices. He said he'll likely practice only once daily, sitting out a practice on days when the Panthers practice twice./pp/ldquo;We'll do whatever is necessary medically,rdquo; coach strongJohn Fox /strongsaid. ldquo;We don't want to wear him out, yet we still want to get him his reps and get him football-ready. At this point right now, we're going one a day with him and see where he goes.rdquo;/pp/Stewart said before Tuesday afternoon's practice that he felt good after working out Monday and that it was good to ldquo;get a feel for what I love to do.rdquo;/pp/Stewart rushed for 836 yards and 10 touchdowns last season while sharing carries with starter strongDeAngelo Williams/strong./pp/Meeks excited to work with Peppers/pp/New defensive coordinator strongRon Meeks /strongwould have preferred to meet defensive end Julius Peppers before training camp opened, but said the delay in their working together won't cause a problem./pp/ldquo;I wasn't worried about Julius Peppers,rdquo; said Meeks. ldquo;We've thought all along he would be in camp./pp/ldquo;He has come in and has a great attitude. His relationship with other players and coaches has been great. He's a great joy to work with. He's wonderful. He's done all the things we've asked him to do.rdquo;/pp/Peppers said in February that he wanted to play elsewhere, but wound up remaining with the Panthers after they placed their franchise tag on him. However, he missed offseason practices because he didn't sign his contract tender until late June./pp/When Peppers was seeking a way out of Carolina, he said he didn't think he could reach his full potential with the Panthers and wanted to play in a different system./pp/Meeks, who replaced strongMike Trgovac /strongas defensive coordinator, was noncommittal when asked if he would expand the way Peppers is used on defense./pp/ldquo;We're definitely going to utilize what he has to bring to the football team,rdquo; said Meeks./pspan class=subheadstrongp/Fox to players: Be careful with Twitter/p/strong/spanp/Fox doesn't mind if his players use ldquo;Twitterrdquo; to communicate with fans and friends, but he's cautioned them to be careful about what they write on the social networking website./pp/ldquo;We've just made our guys real aware that whatever you put on there is going to be fair game, so they're aware of it,rdquo; said Fox./pp/Fox said the NFL won't allow players to use any kind of social networking on game days./pp/Running back strongDeAngelo Williams /strongdoesn't use Twitter and says he was ldquo;shockedrdquo; to discover that Stewart, his running mate, does./pp/ldquo;I must admit I came in his room and asked him what he was doing and he said, lsquo;I'm tweeting.' I said, lsquo;Oh, ok, I'm just going to go back to my room,'rdquo; said Williams./pp/ldquo;I guess it's like the new text-messaging people you don't really know.rdquo;/pp/Other tweeting Panthers: linebacker strongJon Beason/strong, safety strongChris Harris/strong, kicker strongRhys Lloyd/strong, defensive tackle strongCorvey Irvin/strong, and quarterback strongMatt Moore/strong./pspan class=subheadstrongp/DeAngelo ready to throw/p/strong/spanp/Williams said he's lobbying coaches to let him throw a pass ndash; or a few ndash; during the season. It's something he's seen other backs do, especially San Diego's strongLaDanian Tomlinson/strong./pp/ldquo;I'll get (to) in practice from time to time. I guess that's to shut me up,rdquo; said Williams. ldquo;But I've really got an arm. I've been watching strongDan Marino/strong's old highlight tapes and strongJake /strong(strongDelhomme/strong)./pp/ldquo;I've got the throwing motion down and I've got a little accuracy hellip; I'm ready.rdquo;/pspan class=subheadstrongp/Briefly/p/strong/spanp/span class=icon icon-bullet/spanSome of the Panthers' defensive linemen tried to lose weight before camp because of Meeks' insistence on running to the ball on defense. Defensive tackle strongNick Hayden /strongsaid he dropped 10 pounds./pp/ldquo;I think all the guys realize how much we run and the way we play, (and) they had to get their weight down to get in condition to be able to survive,rdquo; said Meeks. ldquo;A lot of guys came in under their (required) weight. That's a good thing, a positive thing. I think they're ready to have a very successful year.rdquo;/pp/span class=icon icon-bullet/spanBackup offensive lineman strongC.J. Davis /strongsuffered what appeared to be a mild ankle injury./pp/span class=icon icon-bullet/spanGuard strongDuke Robinson /strongwas carted off the field after suffering from the heat conditions./pp//p

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Stew and his feets are starting to concern me.

He would never make it right now as a feature back. I think this is def why we drafted Goodson.

Looks like Duke Robinson was not ready for the Burg heat. Cant blame him its hot down here.

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