Charles Johnson officially signs 1-year, $3M deal

[KB_fan]

It strikes me that we Panthers fans have something else to appreciate about Ted Ginn.   I know it's a different situation... unlike CJ he's played for a number of teams.  But certainly his story about the misery (and failure) of chasing a check vs. playing where you're appreciated and understood I think has probably resonated throughout our locker room and been a great lesson for a lot of players that money isn't everything in terms of football success.  Your fit with a team and its culture is huge.   I'm thinking there will be BIG dividends paid in terms of our ability to keep some players who would have gone elsewhere for more money because of Ted Ginn's and CJ's examples....

[KB_fan]

A fuller statement by DG on resigning Charles:

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Panthers general manager Dave Gettleman on re-signing DE Charles Johnson: "We worked very closely with Charles and his agent in the last few days to come to an agreement and I'm appreciative of all the hard work put forth to get a deal done. What this deal signifies is Charles is a man of his word and in his heart he bleeds Carolina blue."

via David Newton

http://espn.go.com/espn/now?nowId=21-0499225051762006662-4

[motocross_cat]

Everyone on this team wants a championship so damn bad.  Its incredible that they were in the superbowl and everyone coming back is just as hungry as the first day of camp last year.  From people taking pay cuts to guys coming back from injury says alot.

[Khyber53]

12 hours ago, TheNewStandard said:

I'm still holding out hope that Big Frank will be ready to actually play and has somehow developed (at least in his mentality and has kept up with his work-out/weight conditioning in his extended rehab.) He could be an x-factor and this will be what equates to his contract year.

Honestly, I think Big Frank either needs to call it a career or find another team to practice with this summer. I can't see us passing up on someone because we held a training camp spot for Alexander in the hope against hope that he's not going to be out spending his camp paychecks on a new bong.

Too many chances given to the dude, too many penalties for keeping him and he just keeps thinking this is Cheech and Chong's Football Movie.

 

[KB_fan]

1 minute ago, Khyber53 said:

Honestly, I think Big Frank either needs to call it a career or find another team to practice with this summer. I can't see us passing up on someone because we held a training camp spot for Alexander in the hope against hope that he's not going to be out spending his camp paychecks on a new bong.

Too many chances given to the dude, too many penalties for keeping him and he just keeps thinking this is Cheech and Chong's Football Movie.

Alexander is suspended until late Nov 2016.  Can't practice with any team in training camp.  Won't be on a roster.  Isn't getting paid anything during these 12 months.  Not gonna be signing with us or any other team any time soon.  The earliest he can do anything in the NFL is Nov 25, 2016, I believe.

[Khyber53]

2 minutes ago, KB_fan said:

Alexander is suspended until late Nov 2016.  Can't practice with any team in training camp.  Won't be on a roster.  Isn't getting paid anything during these 12 months.  Not gonna be signing with us or any other team any time soon.  The earliest he can do anything in the NFL is Nov 25, 2016, I believe.

That's true, but I just think at this point he shouldn't even be on our long-term radar. He's going to be on the couch this year and I would imagine that if he doesn't retire, he's still subject to random drug tests. I'd love to hear a story about him cleaning up and getting his act together to play in 2016, but he's honestly one Adult Swim marathon and a trip to Taco Bell away from throwing away a promising career permanently.

So much potential, just couldn't put down the weed.

In the meantime, CJ turns around and basically says it is all about the team and the fans, takes a big pay cut and comes back into the fold. That's a guy who is worth the effort of working with and maybe even talking him into staying again next year if he is up to it.

[shaqattaq]

"I didn’t want to leave Carolina with that type of season that I had," Johnson said. "I want to prove myself, really. My ego is telling me that I have to prove myself to my teammates. I want to be at that high level that I’ve played at. I’m definitely coming out with some vengeance next year."

I frackin love this guy!  So happy he's back. 

[R0CKnR0LLA]

8 minutes ago, shaqattaq said:

"I didn’t want to leave Carolina with that type of season that I had," Johnson said. "I want to prove myself, really. My ego is telling me that I have to prove myself to my teammates. I want to be at that high level that I’ve played at. I’m definitely coming out with some vengeance next year."

I frackin love this guy!  So happy he's back. 

RIP Brees / Ryan / Winston

[shaqattaq]

1 minute ago, R0CKnR0LLA said:

RIP Brees / Ryan / Winston

for real! Nothing like a big, angry man with something to prove.

SB51, here we come!

[t96]