Panthers get jump on preseason at Ardrey Kell

[Zod]

(By David Scott, [email protected]) There's a reason a group of Carolina Panthers players spent Thursday morning sweating in the July heat on Ardrey Kell High's football field - rather than relaxing as the beginning of the team's training camp looms. p/ If you want a job in the fall, says safety Chris Harris, you can't relax in the summer.p/ Harris, sweating in a long-sleeve T-shirt after the workout ends, is a vocal part of the group that worked out with Charlotte athletic trainer Jeremy Boone most weekday mornings since early June.p/ Boone puts the players through the kind of grueling conditioning and agility drills – wind sprints, running around cones, pushing blocking sleds - they'll face when training camp opens Monday in Spartanburg.p/ But he also keeps it light.p/ Thursday's workout, which concludes with a spirited game of Ultimate Frisbee, also includes a rock-paper-scissors contest in which the loser chases down the winner and tags him. p/ As the summer wore on, the Panthers group included at various times: Harris, defensive end Tyler Brayton, fullback Brad Hoover, running back DeAngelo Williams, quarterback Matt Moore, receiver Ryne Robinson, linebackers Thomas Davis and James Anderson and defensive tackle Damione Lewis. Appalachian State tight end Ben Jorden (who played at Charlotte Latin) also trained with the pros. p/ The two weeks before training camp is the most important time of the season, says Williams, who finished third in the NFL in rushing last season with 1,515 yards. It lets you know where you are. I'm finding out what I can do and what I can't do.p/ Hopefully I have more can-do's than can't-do's.p/ The training session doesn't reveal much about the players' conditioning, except that they all come through it with ease. And Robinson looks lithe and agile after recovering from the knee injury that doomed his 2008 season.p/ The 75-minute workout concludes. Spartanburg beckons.p/ Brayton gets in one final stretch.p/ Summer's over, he says.

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[KARASMATIC444]

nice to hear some of the names on that list.

[Al Morgan]

It really seems like someone thinks there's a job to complete out there...

Lol @ Brayton

http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2009/07/30/15/640-Panthers0731__10.standalone.prod_affiliate.138.JPG

[Kurb]

Everyone is forgetting about Brayton.

If he picks up at DE where he left off..........ohhhh boyyy

[panthers55]

Everyone is forgetting about Brayton.

If he picks up at DE where he left off..........ohhhh boyyy

And people forget that not only was he solid last year but that he is almost the same size as Peppers and had similar measurables coming out of college. He surely hasn't lived up to his potential and was considered a bust in Oakland, but is a lot better than many people think.

[SMACKDAB]

And people forget that not only was he solid last year but that he is almost the same size as Peppers and had similar measurables coming out of college. He surely hasn't lived up to his potential and was considered a bust in Oakland, but is a lot better than many people think.

I agree. :cheers2:

[CatMan72]

Jeremy Boone goes to my church, great guy - glad to see his name getting out there.

[Mr. Scot]

Lol @ Brayton

(grunt) "Og like football." (snort)

[bigdog_10_2002]

Brayton's play in the last 4 games > Peppers Play in the last 4 games

[Mr. Scot]

(grunt) "Og like frisbee too!"

On a more serious note, Brayton has been a pleasant surprise. My hope is that trend continues this year.

And I also hope he gets to bust Jerramy Stevens in the nuts again.

(someone ought to)

[WilkinsonDonnie]

deja vu post?

[Baschski]

One of my close friends, a junior at Providence HS, trains with this group on a regular basis (Boone is a family friend), though he plays lacrosse, not football. He was telling me about their intense ultimate frisbee match a week or two ago.

However, he's a Jets fan and doesn't even know the names of the Panthers that he trains with.

[SorthNarolina]

ultimate is a really good leisure sport to combine with football. With the kind of offenses they run it can turn into a shuttle drill going all the way up the massive field.

I might do ultimate this year if my classes aren't too heavy.

[pstall]

Everyone is forgetting about Brayton.

If he picks up at DE where he left off..........ohhhh boyyy

totallly man...he did what he was supposed to do.

D line looks to be in good shape going into 09