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The Panthers have signed 27-year old linebacker Marcus Hudson to a 1-year deal. Hudson played in 12 games for the Niners last season in which he made 21 tackles. Hudson has now played in 48 games in his NFL career and he has made 68 tackles, forced 1 fumble and he has defensed 3 passes. The Panthers hope that Hudson will provide quality depth at linebacker while excelling on special teams for them in 2010.
The Panthers have signed 26-year old WR Wallace Wright who is a great special teams player. Wright played in all 16 games for the Jets last season in which he caught 2 passes for 21 yards (10.5 avg) and he made 23 tackles. Wright has now played in 32 games in his 4-year NFL career and he has caught 8 passes for 108 yards (13.5 avg). He has also returned 2 kickoffs for 31 yards (15.5 avg) and he has 66 tackles in his career. I like this move for the Panthers as Wright will definitely help the special teams in 2010.
The Panthers have released 33-year old fullback Brad Hoover. Hoover played in 11 games for the Panthers last season and he carried the ball 20 times for 52 yards (2.6 ypc) with 1 TD run. He also caught 4 passes for 23 yards (5.8 avg) with a TD grab last season. Hoover played in 152 games ni his career with the Panthers in which he carried the ball 284 times for 961 yards (3.4 ypc) with 3 TD grabs. He also has caught 145 passes for 1,046 yards (7.2 avg) with 6 TD grabs in his career with the Panthers. The Panthers will miss Hoover who always played hard for them despite athletic limitations.
The Panthers have released 31-year old linebacker Na’il Diggs. Diggs played in 14 games for the Panthers last season and he made 38 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss, he forced 1 fumble and he defensed 1 pass. Diggs played 4 years with the Panthers in which he played in 61 games and made 211 tackles, defensed 9 passes, had 4.5 sacks, forced 2 fumbles and he had 1 interception. The Panthers will look to upgrade the quality at LB this off-season.
The Panthers have released 28-year old linebacker Landon Johnson. Johnson played in 10 games for the Panthers last season and he made 20 tackles one of which was for a loss last season. He played two years for the Panthers appearing in 25 games in which he made 36 tackles and forced 2 fumbles. The Panthers shouldn’t miss Johnson too much as he was little more than a backup for them who played some on special teams.