The Carolina Panthers have signed 24-year old CB/PR/KR Brian Witherspoon after he was cut by the Lions.  Witherspoon played in 8 games with the Jaguars and Lions last season in which he made 3 tackles.  He also returned 26 kickoffs for 640 yards (24.6 avg) and 9 punts for 88 yards (9.8 avg) last season.  Witherspoon has now played in 22 games in his NFL career and he has 16 tackles.  He has also returned 80 kickoffs for 1,890 yards (23.6 avg) and 26 punts for 280 yards (10.8 avg) in his career.  The Panthers signed him for his special teams ability because he won’t offer much help on defense.