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Panthers still looking to deal Lucas

hdevonxz

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March 5th

The Panthers and Lions had a deal worked out that would have sent CB Ken Lucas to Detroit, but it fell through after the Lions learned that Lucas was unwilling to restructure his contract, which includes a sizable 2009 cap hit of $9.1 million. Although that trade didn’t come to fruition, sources in Carolina say the Panthers are still looking to deal Lucas, who has started 12 games or more in each of the past five seasons. After watching the Eagles send CB Lito Sheppard to the Jets for draft picks, we hear the Panthers believe they will be able to get something of value in return for Lucas. It could be some time before a deal gets done, however, as potentially interested teams likely will wait until the market for free-agent corners thins before agreeing to give up a draft pick for the 30-year-old Lucas. If Lucas maintains that he will not restructure his deal, there may not be a team willing to absorb his large contract, and, in the end, Carolina could be forced to cut him.

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At first I thought this post was actually going to point out threads I missed, but I clicked on them all and none of them remotely touches what I just posted.

Yeah everyone knows about the Lucas to Detroit trade, but it wasn't rumored or confirmed that he was still being shopped. Or that Lucas didn't decline the trade because he didn't want to be a Lion, but instead didn't want to reconstruct his contract.

Either way I'm interested in hearing what teams might want to trade for Lucas and for how much.

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Lucas apparently doesn't have any upcoming roster bonus so it costs us nothing except cap space to keep him. IMO if we can't trade him, we will keep him until all other NFC S teams have signed their FA CB needs or if there is a FA which we can't hold off any longer on signing.

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The Panthers and Lions had a deal worked out that would have sent CB Ken Lucas to Detroit, but it fell through after the Lions learned that Lucas was unwilling to restructure his contract, which includes a sizable 2009 cap hit of $9.1 million. Although that trade didn’t come to fruition, sources in Carolina say the Panthers are still looking to deal Lucas, who has started 12 games or more in each of the past five seasons. After watching the Eagles send CB Lito Sheppard to the Jets for draft picks, we hear the Panthers believe they will be able to get something of value in return for Lucas. It could be some time before a deal gets done, however, as potentially interested teams likely will wait until the market for free-agent corners thins before agreeing to give up a draft pick for the 30-year-old Lucas. If Lucas maintains that he will not restructure his deal, there may not be a team willing to absorb his large contract, and, in the end, Carolina could be forced to cut him.

IS that your opinion or did you borrow it from somewhere? Because wht I remember Lucas nixed the deal because he didnt want to play in Detroit.

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IS that your opinion or did you borrow it from somewhere? Because wht I remember Lucas nixed the deal because he didnt want to play in Detroit.

Nah it's from profootballweekly.

I didn't find a thread like this cause when I previewed that other one it just said n/a.

So I guess when can have some speculation over why the trade to Detriot didn't go through, and what reimbursement the team can possibly get for Lucas.

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