Agent: Peppers waiting for Panthers' move

[JakeFlake]

Peppers' agent, Carl Carey, told the Observer this morning that Peppers is waiting for the Panthers to announce how they plan to handle his potential free agency before saying anything about his wishes, but Carey reiterated that Peppers' concerns from last season "don't currently exist."

http://blogs.charlotte.com/panthers/2010/01/agent-peppers-waiting-for-panthers-move.html

[Strong Arm]

[Sultan33g]

I hope they sign him to a long term contract

[SCP]

Don't screw this up Carey!

[mountainpantherfan]

Sounds to me like Peppers is trying to play nice and not get the franshise tag.

Now that I have time to look back I think everything that went down last year and the final result was in fact what Peppers wanted. I think he wanted to be tagged, make 17 million, and then be a free agent this year, the uncapped year. Now, I don't think he really cares what happens as long as he get the best deal possible. And really, I don't blame him.

[Guild]

Sounds like he might sign a deal. Maybe he just wanted the big money only this year or decided he would be on a better team and win a championship if he wasn't hogging the cap.

[nosuchthingasapanther]

Sounds to me like Peppers is trying to play nice and not get the franshise tag.

Now that I have time to look back I think everything that went down last year and the final result was in fact what Peppers wanted. I think he wanted to be tagged, make 17 million, and then be a free agent this year, the uncapped year. Now, I don't think he really cares what happens as long as he get the best deal possible. And really, I don't blame him.

exactly what i said last offseason.

[Darth Biscuit]

Sounds like he's willing to discuss it... we need to sign him.

[2jakefansinva]

Trog gone, JP happy.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Sounds to me like Peppers is trying to play nice and not get the franshise tag.

That's exactly what I think.

He knows he shot himself in the foot last year with his criticism of the Panthers and his four "mystery teams," and Hurney made him pay for it (by paying him, of course).

Now Peppers is just trying to be as cordial as possible to get the best deal he can -- and I don't think that's with the Panthers.

[Lout]

I think Peppers realized he made a mistake last year by making his discontent with our team public. His discontent made Peppers value drop for the Carolina Panthers, thus we could not trade him for the price we wanted. So I bet we essentially told him "act like you want to be here"... so that is what he is doing, so we have more leverage in talking to other teams for draft picks.

[prowler2k8]

Sounds to me like Peppers is trying to play nice and not get the franshise tag.

Now that I have time to look back I think everything that went down last year and the final result was in fact what Peppers wanted. I think he wanted to be tagged, make 17 million, and then be a free agent this year, the uncapped year. Now, I don't think he really cares what happens as long as he get the best deal possible. And really, I don't blame him.

Exactamundo!!!!! The longer this plays out, it has become clear that this was never really about Peppers wanting to leaving Carolina. It appears Peppers was alot smarter than most of us thought.

[Kyle82]

I think this may be a good sign!....it's a plus for him and the organization.

[UNCrules2187]

Steve Reed's report on Carolina Growl also cites "sources close to the situation" that state Peppers is looking for a deal worth about $15 mil per season; basically an Albert Haynesworth-type (7 years, $100 mil) contract, i.e. highest paid defensive player in the league.