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Tolbert Relishing Opportunity.

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Mike Tolbert was happy playing football in San Diego, when free agency arrived and the Panthers came calling he couldn't resist an opportunity to return home to the Carolinas.

It was no cheap decision - it meant leaving $1 million on the table.

A native of Douglasville, Ga., Tolbert played at Coastal Carolina and says the decision to leave the Chargers and take less money was as much about family as it was football.

''I just wanted to raise my daughter in the South,'' Tolbert said when asked why he decided to sign with Carolina. ''I just think this is a better place to raise a family.''

Coach Ron Rivera said he views Tolbert primarily as a fullback, but that his versatility means he'll be able to line up at a variety of positions including as a short-yardage running back, split out wide as a receiver as well as blocking back for Williams, Stewart and quarterback Cam Newton.

He's proven capable of doing all of those during his four seasons with the Chargers, who run a similar offense to the Panthers. Carolina offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski spent three seasons as the tight ends coach under Norv Turner prior to coming to Carolina and brought with him many of the same philosophies.

The stocky 5-foot-9, 243-pound Tolbert started 30 games over the last two seasons for the Chargers, averaging 4 yards per carry while scoring 19 touchdowns on the ground.

He also caught 79 passes for 649 yards during that span, two of those going for touchdowns.

The guy is just awesome. He's going to be a treat to watch this September.

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Fugin love me some Tolbert.

Also love that all my friends like the Chargers and I'm going to go extra crazy if he scores when we're in San Diego this year.

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State taxes are determined by where your games are played.

When we play San Diego, our guys will have to pay CA state tax on what they earned for that one game.

Same for Richardson.

Yes, but he will have eight home games in NC vs. eight in California each year.

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