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OAKLAND-ALAMEDA COUNTY COLISEUM (53,286) / NOVEMBER 27, 2016 • 4:25 PM / PANTHERS.COM / @PANTHERSPR (4-6) at OAKLAND RAIDERS (8-2) CAROLINA HEADS WEST TO TAKE ON OAKLAND RAIDERS CAROLINA AT OAKLAND STATISTICAL SNAPSHOT Carolina heads west to take on the Oakland Raiders at Oakland- Here are the 2016 regular season averages and NFL rankings for Alameda County Coliseum. The game is the first of back-to-back Carolina and Oakland in some key statistical categories: West Coast games for the Panthers as a trip to Seattle follows. Carolina Oakland The Panthers enter the game against the Raiders following a OFFENSE Avg. Rank Avg. Rank 23-20 victory over the on Thursday Night Total Yards Per Game 352.3 15th 393.5 5th Football. The Panthers have won three of their last four games. Rushing Yards Per Game 107.5 15th 118.0 9th Rushing Yards Per Attempt 3.8 24th 4.6 6th Oakland enters the game at 8-2 following a 27-20 victory over the Passing Net Yards Per Game 244.8 20th 275.5 4th on Monday Night Football in Mexico City. Sacks Per Pass Play 6.5% 21st 2.8% 1st The Panthers and Raiders are meeting for the sixth time on Sun- Sacks Allowed 25 n/a 11 n/a day. The teams last met in 2012 in Charlotte and Carolina leads Third Down Efficiency 41.1% 12th 37.6% 20th the all-time series 3-2. The last game at Oakland came in 2008 Points Per Game 24.4 12th 27.2 5th when Carolina earned a 17-6 victory. DEFENSE Total Yards Per Game 353.5 15th 393.6 29th Rushing Yards Per Game 81.8 2nd 115.7 26th Rushing Yards Per Attempt 3.5 3rd 4.6 29th Passing Net Yards Per Game 271.7 27th 277.9 29th Sacks Per Pass Play 7.3% 4th 3.9% 32nd Sacks 30 n/a 15 n/a Third Down Efficiency 36.6% 6th 35.5% 4th Points Per Game 24.6 22nd 24.3 20th

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TELEVISION RADIO FLAGSHIP Ted Ginn, Jr. hauled in a 40-yard at the end of the first half vs. CBS WBT-AM New Orleans (11/17/16) following a blocked field goal by . (WBTV-TV in Charlotte) (1110 AM in Charlotte) Play-by-Play: Jim Nantz Play-by-Play: Analyst: Phil Simms Analyst: Jim Szoke Sideline: Tracy Wolfson Analyst: Sideline: Mike Craft

SPANISH RADIO NATIONAL RADIO WGSP-FM Westwood One Sports (102.3 FM in Charlotte) Play-by-Play: Dan Miller Play-by-Play: Jaime Moreno Analyst: Ross Tucker Analyst: Luis Moreno, Jr. Week Twelve: Carolina Panthers at Oakland Raiders

PANTHERS BESTS VS. OAKLAND NOTABLE CONNECTIONS Rushing yards: 147, Fred Lane (11/2/97 at Car.) • Panthers was born in Fort Ord, Calif., Receiving yards: 114, (12/24/00 at Oak.) and played collegiately at the University of California. Receptions: 10, Muhsin Muhammad (12/24/00 at Oak.) • Panthers assistant defensive backs/nickels coach Curtis Fuller Passing yards: 299, Jake Delhomme (11/7/04 at Car.) was a special teams assistant with Oakland in 2007. • Panthers assistant defensive backs coach Richard Rodgers participated in the NFL's Minority Internship Program with the Raiders during the team's 1996 training camp. • Panthers Michael Palardy entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with Oakland in 2014 and spent the last game that season on the team's . • Panthers is from Sacramento, Calif. • Raiders head coach was the for the Panthers in 2002. • Raiders Bill Musgrave was on the Panthers coaching staff from 1999-2000, serving as the Wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad coach in 1999 and the offensive coordinator/ THE SERIES quarterbacks coach in 2000. • Raiders special teams coordinator Brad Seely was on the The Panthers and Raiders will meet for the sixth time on Sunday. Panthers coaching staff from 1995-98. He also coached the The teams last met in 2012 in Charlotte and Carolina leads the offensive line at N.C. State in 1982. series 3-2. • Raiders coach Sal Sunseri was a member of the BY THE NUMBERS Panthers coaching staff from 2002-08. Record vs. Oakland: 3-2 • Raiders strength and conditioning assistant Kevin Kijowski, a Last regular season game: Car. 17, Oak. 6 (12/23/12) native of Charlotte, N.C., coached at Appalachian State from Panthers largest winning margin: 24 at Car. (11/2/97) 2011-13 and UNC-Wilmington in 2014. Raiders largest winning margin: 43 at Oak. (12/24/00) • Raiders David Amerson is from Greensboro, N.C., Current series streak: 2 games, Car. (2012- ) and played collegiately at N.C. State. Panthers longest win streak: 2 games (2012- ) • Raiders cornerback Antonio Hamilton is from Johnston, S.C., Raiders longest win streak: 2 games (2000-04) and played collegiately at South Carolina State. Most Points, Panthers: 38 at Car. (11/2/97) • Raiders defensive lineman Denico Autry is from Albemarle, Most Points, Raiders: 52 at Oak. (12/24/00) N.C. Most Points, both teams: 61 at Oak. (12/24/00) Fewest Points, Panthers: 9 at Oak. (12/24/00) Fewest Points, Raiders: 6, twice, last at Car. (12/23/12) Fewest Points, both teams: 23, twice, last at Car. (12/23/12) THE HEAD COACHES Ron RIVERA Jack DEL RIO

NFL: 20th season NFL: 20th season Panthers: 6th season Raiders: 2nd season Regular Season: 51-38-1 (.572) Regular Season: 83-82 (.503) Postseason: 3-3 (.500) Postseason: 1-2 (.333) Ron Rivera became the fourth coach in Carolina Panthers history Jack Del Rio was named the 19th head coach in Oakland Raiders on January 11, 2011. history on January 15, 2015. Del Rio is in his 31st year in the NFL In five seasons, Rivera has guided the team to a ap- and his 20th season coaching. pearance, an NFC Championship and three NFC South titles. He Last year, Del Rio oversaw significant improvements as the Raid- is a two-time (2013 and 2015) Associated Press NFL Coach of the ers made considerable advances in all phases of the game. Year award winner. Del Rio joined the Raiders after spending previous three seasons In 2015, Rivera led the Panthers to the second Super Bowl ap- (2012-14) as the ’ defensive coordinator. While pearance in team history following a franchise-best 15-1 record with the Broncos, he was part of three-straight AFC West titles and helped lead Denver to an appearance in Super Bowl XLVIII and their third consecutive NFC South championship. In the following the 2013 campaign. Del Rio was interim head coach process, Carolina became the fourth team in the Super Bowl era (weeks 10-13) in 2013 while John Fox underwent a heart proce- to start a season 14-0, joining the 1972 Dolphins, 2007 dure, posting a 3-1 record. and 2009 . Carolina’s 18-game regular season winning streak was the longest in NFC Del Rio was previously head coach of the (2003-2011). His defenses have ranked in the top six in the NFL history. In 2014, Rivera led the Panthers to their second con- in yards per game allowed in 10 of his 18 seasons as a posi- secutive NFC South championship and the team’s first playoff tion coach, coordinator or head coach. During that time, he has win since 2005. The Panthers became the first team since 1970 coached 20 defensive players to a total of 29 selections. to overcome a six-game losing streak and win their division. In 2013, Rivera directed Carolina to 12 wins, the NFC South title and Del Rio played linebacker at Southern California. As a senior, he its first playoff appearance since 2008. earned All-American honors and was drafted in the third round in 1985 by the New Orleans Saints, and went on to play 11 NFL Before joining the Panthers, Rivera was an assistant coach with seasons with Saints (1985-86), (1987-88), the San Diego Chargers (2007-2010), Bears (2004-06, (1989-1991) and (1992-95). 1997-98) and Eagles (1999-2003). In 2006, the He played in 160 career games, totaling over 1,100 tackles and Bears defense led the NFL with 44 takeaways, helping propel earning a Pro Bowl selection in 1994. Chicago to an appearance in Super Bowl XLI. He is just the third Born April 4, 1963 in Castro Valley, Calif., Del Rio and his wife, Latino head coach in NFL history, joining Tom Flores with the Linda, have four children including three daughters and a son. Oakland Raiders (1979-1987) and (1992-94) and Tom Fears with the New Orleans Saints (1967-1970). DEL RIO COACHING HISTORY A second-round draft choice in 1984 by Chicago, Rivera played 2015- Oakland Raiders Head Coach nine seasons with the Bears. Primarily an outside linebacker, he 2013 Denver Broncos Interim Head Coach was a member of the 1985 Super Bowl XX winning team. (Weeks 10-13) Rivera played linebacker at Cal (1980-83), where he finished as 2012-14 Denver Broncos Defensive Coordinator the school’s all-time leader in sacks (22) and tackles (336). 2003-11 Jacksonville Jaguars Head Coach 2002 Carolina Panthers Defensive Coordinator Born January 7, 1962 in Fort Ord, Calif., Rivera and his wife, 1999-2001 Ravens Linebackers Stephanie, have two children—Christopher and Courtney. 1998 New Orleans Saints Linebackers 1997 New Orleans Saints Assistant Strength Coach RIVERA COACHING HISTORY 2011- Carolina Panthers Head Coach 2008-10 San Diego Chargers Defensive Coordinator 2007-08 San Diego Chargers Inside Linebackers 2004-06 Defensive Coordinator 1999-2003 Linebackers 1997-98 Chicago Bears Defensive Quality Control THE LAST TIME... GAME SUMMARY SCORING Carolina 17, Oakland 6 SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT TOTAL Oakland Raiders 0 3 0 3 0 6 December 23, 2012 • • Charlotte, N.C. Carolina Panthers 7 7 0 3 0 17 Wide receiver Steve Smith caught four passes for 45 yards and one touchdown and passed for 170 yards and one SCORING DRIVES score leading Carolina to a 17-6 win over Oakland. Smith’s 23-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter proved to be the winning score, Team Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info) OAK CAR thanks to a swarming defensive effort that limited the Raiders to just Panthers 1 3:12 S.Smith 23 yd. pass from C.Newton (G.Gano kick) (8-88, 5:02) 0 7 Raiders 2 6:25 S.Janikowski 21 yd. Field Goal (11-73, 6:07) 3 7 two field goals and 189 total yards. Shortly after Smith’s score with 3:12 Panthers 2 0:17 C.Newton 3 yd. run (G.Gano kick) (4-29, 1:04) 3 14 left in the first quarter, Panthers hit Raiders Raiders 4 13:18 S.Janikowski 31 yd. Field Goal (7-5, 1:42) 6 14 quarterback as he threw on third-and-1 from the Oakland Panthers 4 2:46 G.Gano 51 yd. Field Goal (7-43, 2:33) 6 17 29-yard line. Palmer suffered a rib injury on the play and did not return, giving way to backup . Leinart engineered an 11-play, TEAM STATISTICS 73-yard scoring drive in the second quarter that led to a 21-yard field RAIDERS PANTHERS goal from Sebastian Janikowski. tried to counter that TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 12 16 score with a 48-yard attempt on the ensuing Carolina possession, but THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 4-15-27% 6-15-40% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-2-0% 0-0-0% his kick sailed wide right with 1:41 remaining in the first half. The TOTAL NET YARDS 189 271 Raiders took over with two timeouts, but three plays later linebacker NET YARDS RUSHING 47 112 intercepted Leinart. A 22-yard screen pass to NET YARDS PASSING 142 159 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 36-20-1 29-18-1 DeAngelo Williams set the Panthers up with first-and-goal from the KICKOFFS NUMBER-IN -TOUCHBACKS 3-3-2 4-4-3 seven yard line. On third-and-goal with 24 seconds to go in the half, PUNTS NUMBER AND AVERAGE 5-43.8 4-48.8 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (NOT INCLUDING KICKOFFS) 9 39 Newton scrambled away from pressure for a three-yard touchdown run PENALTIES NUMBER AND YARDS 6-70 10-97 to give Carolina a 14-3 lead at halftime. Newton’s streak of 176 passes NUMBER AND LOST 0-0 1-1 without an – a franchise record – was broken on the final 0 2 EXTRA POINTS MADE-ATTEMPTS 0-0 2-2 play of the third quarter. Linebacker Miles Burris picked off a deflected FIELD GOALS MADE-ATTEMPTS 2-2 1-2 pass intended for Smith, giving Oakland the ball at the Carolina 18-yard RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 0-2-0% 1-2-50% line to start the fourth quarter. The Panthers defense held and Oakland GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 0-1-0% 1-1-100% SAFETIES 0 0 settled for a 31-yard Janikowski field goal with 13:18 remaining in the TIME OF POSSESSION 29:05 30:55 fourth quarter. Trailing 14-6, the Raiders made a late push for the game-tying score with just over five minutes left, but on fourth-and-4 from the Carolina 24-yard line, Hardy broke up a swing pass intended for McFadden. A 19-yard run from Newton, followed by a 20-yard completion to Greg Olsen, put the Panthers in field goal range where Gano converted a 51-yard field goal to give Carolina a two score advantage with 2:46 to go.

RAIDERS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PANTHERS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD D. McFadden 17 33 1.9 13 0 C. Newton 12 60 5.0 29 1 M. Goodson 4 12 3.0 7 0 M. Tolbert 5 28 5.6 8 0 T. Pryor 1 2 2.0 2 0 D. Williams 10 19 1.9 14 0 J. Adams 1 5 5.0 5 0 Total 22 47 2.1 13 0 Total 28 112 4.0 29 1

PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN Rtg. PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN Rtg. M. Leinart 32 16 115 1/9 0 20 1 45.7 C. Newton 29 18 170 2/11 1 23 1 75.4 C. Palmer 3 3 31 0/0 0 22 0 109.7 T. Pryor 1 1 5 0/0 0 5 0 87.5 Total 36 20 151 1/9 0 22 1 54.3 Total 29 18 170 2/11 1 23 1 75.4

PASS RECEIVING REC YDS AVG LG TD PASS RECEIVING REC YDS AVG LG TD M. Reece 4 18 4.5 19 0 G. Olsen 6 53 8.8 20 0 D. McFadden 3 15 5.0 11 0 B. LaFell 5 38 7.6 14 0 D. Moore 3 12 4.0 7 0 S. Smith 4 45 11.3 23 1 B. Myers 3 10 3.3 7 0 D. Williams 2 29 14.5 22 0 D. Heyward-Bey 2 31 15.5 20 0 L. Murphy 1 5 5.0 5 0 R. Streater 2 16 8.0 12 0 T. Pryor 1 22 22.0 22 0 D. Hagan 1 19 19.0 19 0 M. Goodson 1 8 8.0 8 0 Total 20 151 7.6 22 0 Total 18 170 9.4 23 1

Sacks: 2 - D. Bryant (1.0), M. Burris (0.5), A. Carter (0.5) Sacks: 1 - D. Edwards (1.0) : 1 - M. Burris Interceptions: 1 - L. Kuechly THIS WEEK IN THE NFC SOUTH 2016 PANTHERS SCHEDULE All four NFC South teams are in action in Week Twelve as Atlanta PRESEASON (2-2) returns from a bye. There is a distinct West Coast flair in the NFC Thursday Aug. 11 @ Baltimore L, 22-19 South schedule this week as Atlanta hosts Arizona, New Orleans Saturday Aug. 20 @ Tennessee W, 26-16 hosts Los Angeles, Tampa Bay hosts Seattle and Carolina travels Friday Aug. 26 NEW ENGLAND L, 19-17 to Oakland. Thursday Sept. 1 PITTSBURGH W, 18-6 THIS WEEK’S NFC SOUTH SCHEDULE Sunday Arizona at Atlanta 1 p.m. FOX REGULAR SEASON (4-6) Sunday Los Angeles at New Orleans 1 p.m. FOX Thursday Sept. 8 @ Denver L, 21-20 Sunday Seattle at Tampa Bay 4:05 p.m. FOX Sunday Sept. 18 SAN FRANCISCO W, 46-27 Sunday Carolina at Oakland 4:25 p.m. CBS Sunday Sept. 25 MINNESOTA L, 22-10 2016 NFC SOUTH STANDINGS W L T PCT. PF PA Sunday Oct. 2 @ Atlanta L, 48-33 Atlanta 6 4 0 .600 320 283 Monday Oct. 10 TAMPA BAY L, 17-14 Tampa Bay 5 5 0 .500 235 259 Sunday Oct. 16 @ New Orleans L, 41-38 New Orleans 4 6 0 .400 285 286 Sunday Oct. 23 BYE Carolina 4 6 0 .400 244 246 Sunday Oct. 30 ARIZONA W, 30-20 Sunday Nov. 6 @ Los Angeles W, 13-10 MEDIA INFORMATION / CONTACTS Sunday Nov. 13 KANSAS CITY L, 20-17 Panthers.com – For the most up-to-date information on the Thursday Nov. 17 NEW ORLEANS W, 23-20 Carolina Panthers, please visit the team’s official web site at Sunday Nov. 27 @ Oakland 4:25 p.m. CBS www.panthers.com. Updated daily, the web site has the most extensive information on upcoming games and the most compre- Sunday Dec. 4 @ Seattle 8:30 p.m.* NBC hensive news on the Panthers. Sunday Dec. 11 SAN DIEGO 1 p.m.* FOX Monday Dec. 19 @ Washington 8:30 p.m. ESPN Panthers Communications Department Saturday Dec. 24 ATLANTA 1 p.m. FOX Steven Drummond, Communications Director (704) 358-7448 [email protected] Sunday Jan. 1 @ Tampa Bay 1 p.m.* FOX Ryan Anderson, Communications Manager (704) 358-7473 [email protected] POSTSEASON (2017) Sat-Sun Jan 7-8 Wild Card Playoffs Chelsea Parker, Communications Coordinator (704) 358-7093 Sat-Sun Jan 14-15 Divisional Playoffs [email protected] Sunday Jan 22 Conference Championships Preston Edwards, Communications Intern (704) 358-7807 Sunday Jan 29 Pro Bowl Orlando, Fla. [email protected] Sunday Feb 5 Super Bowl 51 Houston, Texas Allie Michel, Communications Intern (704) 358-7449 All times are Eastern Standard Time [email protected] CAPS = HOME GAMES *Subject to Flex Scheduling – Potential for time change Media Website – The Panthers media website can be accessed at http://media.panthers.com or by going to Panthers.com and clicking on “Media Only” in the News section. It is password pro- tected and will be available to the media and others to whom are provided the username and password. URL – http://media.panthers.com Username – panthersmedia (all lowercase) Password – carolina (all lowercase)

Twitter – Follow the Panthers communications department on at @PanthersPR. Notable from Week Eleven

OLSEN MOVES UP ALL-TIME TE CATCHES LIST NEWTON AMONG THE BEST IN SIXTH SEASON With four receptions in Week Eleven vs. New Orleans (11/17/16), With 197 total yards (192 passing, five rushing) quarterback Cam tight end Greg Olsen pushed his career receptions total to 596, Newton passed (23,845 total yards from 1983-99) for breaking a tie with Heath Miller (592 from 2005-15) for sixth on the the third-most combined rushing and passing yards by a quar- NFL’s all-time receptions list among tight ends. terback in NFL history through a players first six seasons. Newton ALL-TIME NFL RECEPTIONS LEADERS, TIGHT ENDS has 23,924 combined yards through the Panthers first 10 games. Player Rec. Yds TD MOST COMBINED YARDS RUSH & PASS / FIRST 6 SEASONS Tony Gonzalez, 1997-2013 1,325 15,127 111 Total Pass Rush Jason Witten, 2003- 1,064 11,698 62 Player Yards Yards Yards Antonio Gates, 2003- 874 10,934 109 25,467 24,885 582 , 1990-2003 815 10,060 62 Matt Ryan 24,027 23,472 555 Ozzie Newsome, 1978-90 662 7,980 47 Cam Newton 23,924 20,449 3,475 Greg Olsen, 2007- 596 7,037 52 Dan Marino 23,845 23,856 -11 Health Miller, 2005-15 592 6,559 45 Newton needs just 104 combined yards to pass Matt Ryan for the Jeremy Shockey, 2002-11 547 6,143 37 second-most combined passing and rushing yards in a quarter- Kellen Winslow, 1979-87 541 6,741 45 back's first six seasons. , 2003-13 505 5,665 53 Peyton Manning (1998-2003) holds the NFL record with 25,467 Frank Wycheck, 1993-2003 505 5,126 28 combined passing and rushing yards in a quarterback’s first six seasons.

In Week Eleven vs. New Orleans (11/17/16), tight end Greg Olsen broke a tie with Heath Miller for sixth on the NFL's all-time receptions list among tight ends. Olsen has 596. Quarterback Cam Newton has the third-most combined passing and rushing yards in NFL history through a player's first six seasons. He is nearing second place. BUTLER BLOCKS FIELD GOAL In Week Eleven vs. New Orleans (11/17/16), rookie defensive Vernon Butler notched the first blocked field goal by the Panthers since blocked a Philadelphia Eagles 51-yard attempt by on September 13, 2009. Butler's block came on a 38-yard field goal attempt by Saints kicker Wil Lutz. The ball was recovered by linebacker Luke Kuechly and his return gave the Panthers possession Vernon Butler at the New Orleans 40-yard line. The Panthers scored on the next play. Notable from Week Eleven

GINN GOES DEEP ADDISON BRINGING PRESSURE In Week Eleven vs. New Orleans (11/17/16), wide receiver Ted In Week Eleven vs. New Orleans (11/17/16), defensive end Mario Ginn, Jr. hauled in a 40-yard touchdown catch in the back of the Addisoin was credited with two sacks, including one that forced a end zone from quarterback Cam Newton with 16 seconds left in . the first half to give the Panthers a 20-3 lead. The game was Addison's second multi-sack performance in the past Nine of Ginn’s 16 touchdown catches in two-plus seasons with three weeks, having previously recorded two sacks in Week Nine at Los Carolina (2013, 2015-2016) have gone for 25 or more yards, Angeles (11/6/16). Addison's five sacks in the past three weeks are including six of 40 or more yards. the most in the NFL during that time. In 41 career games with Carolina (2013, 2015-16), Ginn has 16 Addison's performance has helped the Panthers tie second in the NFL touchdown catches. In 104 career games with other teams, Ginn with 10 sacks in the past three weeks and the team is tied for third in totaled six touchdown catches. the NFL overall with 30 total sacks this season. TED GINN, JR. TOP RECEIVING SEASONS OF CAREER, 2007-16 Addison leads the Panthers with 6.5 sacks, tying his career high previ- Season Team Yds Rec Avg TD ously established in 2014. 2008 Mia. 790 56 14.1 2 2015 Car. 739 44 16.8 10 2013 Car. 556 36 15.4 5 2009 Mia. 454 38 11.9 1 2016 Car. 374 32 11.7 1 2007 Mia. 420 34 12.4 2 2011 S.F. 220 19 11.6 0 2014 Ari. 190 14 13.6 0 2010 S.F. 163 12 13.6 1 2012 S.F. 1 2 0.5 0

Defensive end Mario Addison takes down quarterback for one of his two sacks in Week Eleven vs. New Orleans (11/17/16).

PALARDY MAKES NFL DEBUT First-year punter Michael Palardy, who was signed to the Panthers roster on Nov. 14 after Andy Lee was placed on injured reserve (ham- string) saw the first regular season action of his career in Week Eleven vs. New Orleans

Ted Ginn, Jr. hauled in his first touchdown catch of 2016 vs. New Orleans (11/17/16), (11/17/16). securing the ball in the back of the end zone at the end of the first half. Palardy finished the game with six punts for 280 yards, a 46.7-yard punting average and a long of 56. He also served as the holder for kicker Graham Gano who converted all three Michael Palardy of his field goal attempts and both PATs. Palardy was initially signed by the Panthers to compete for the punt- ing job this offseason but was waived during organized team activi- ties. He has spent time on the Browns' and Falcons' practice squads during the 2016 season. Palardy, a University of Tennessee product, was named first-team All-Southeastern Conference by ESPN.com in 2013 after leading the nation with 33 punts that landed inside the 20-yard line. That season, he was the lone left-footed kicker in the nation to handle punt, placekicking and kickoff duties. STEWART REACHES 6,000 A RUNNING HISTORY In Week Eight vs. Arizona (10/30/16), running back Jonathan Historically, the Panthers have had a strong running attack. Since Stewart surpassed the 6,000 career rushing yards mark. running back was drafted in 2008, the Panthers Stewart (6,179) joins DeAngelo Williams (6,846 from 2006-14) lead the NFL with 18,696 rushing yards (135.5 yards per game). as the only backs in team history with at least 6,000 rushing NFL TEAM RUSHING LEADERS, 2008-16 yards. Team Rushing Yards Stewart missed three games this season due to a hamstring Carolina 18,696 injury, but he stands just 698 yards behind DeAngelo Williams Jets 18,188 for the team's all-time mark. Minnesota 17,946 Last season, Stewart's 989 rushing yards ranked eighth in the Kansas City 17,651 NFL. He rushed a career-high 242 times, the seventh-most in the Buffalo 17,366 NFL. Stewart's six touchdowns are his most since he tallied 10 touchdowns in back-to-back seasons in 2008 and 2009. CAROLINA PANTHERS ALL-TIME RUSHING LEADERS Player Yards DeAngelo Williams, 2006-14 6,846 Jonathan Stewart, 2008-present 6,179 Cam Newton, 2011-present 3,475 DeShaun Foster, 2003-07 3,336 Tshimanga Biakabutuka, 1996-2001 2,530

CAROLINA HITTING PLAYS OF 10+ The Panthers have tallied 148 plays of 10-plus yards, seventh- most in the NFL. NFL TEAM LEADERS / PLAYS OF 10+ YARDS 10+ 10+ Yard Plays Team TDs 161 Atlanta 19 With 95 rushing yards in Week Eight vs. Arizona (10/30/16), running back Jonathan 156 Dallas 14 Stewart surpassed the 6,000 career rushing yards mark. 154 Arizona 8 154 Tennessee 15 OFFENSE EFFECTIVE IN THE RED ZONE 153 Washington 15 Carolina's offense ranks third in the NFL and first in the NFC in 151 Tampa Bay 11 red zone offense, scoring touchdowns on 67.7 percent of red zone 148 Carolina 10 possessions (21 touchdowns on 31 possessions). 145 9 RED ZONE TOUCHDOWN PERCENTAGE, 2016 140 Green Bay 10 RZ RZ RZ 140 San Diego 10 Team TD% Drives TD Tennessee 75.0 36 27 Indianapolis 71.9 32 23 Carolina 67.7 31 21 New Orleans 66.7 42 28 New England 64.7 37 24 BENJAMIN PRODUCING IN RETURN CENTURY MARK FOR BENJAMIN Wide receiver , the Panthers first-round draft In Week Two vs. San Francisco (9/18/16), wide receiver Kelvin choice in 2014, returned to the lineup in Week One at Denver Benjamin reached the 100-yard mark for the fourth time in his (9/8/16) after missing all of last season with a knee injury. career. Benjamin totaled 108 yards on seven receptions and This season, Benjamin has totaled 46 receptions for 683 yards scored two touchdowns. The 108 yards are the third-most of his and four touchdowns. career. In 2014, Benjamin ranked third among NFL rookies with 1,008 KELVIN BENJAMIN'S 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES receiving yards, 73 receptions and nine receiving touchdowns. Yards Rec Avg TD Game Fifty of Benjamin's 73 catches resulted in first downs, second 115 8 14.4 1 Pit. (9/21/14) among rookies to only receiver Odell Beckham, 109 9 12.1 1 Atl. (11/16/14) Jr. (57). 108 7 15.4 2 S.F. (9/18/16) That season Benjamin and tight end Greg Olsen finished the year 104 8 13.0 0 T.B. (12/14/14) tied for the team lead with 1,008 receiving yards, becoming the It was the third two-touchdown game (including the playoffs) of first pair of Panthers to each gain 1,000 receiving yards in a sin- Benjamin's career. He previously scored multiple touchdowns at gle season since Muhsin Muhammad and Patrick Jeffers in 1999. Philadelphia (11/10/14) and at Seattle (1/10/15). Benjamin's numbers are the best by a rookie in Panthers history, surpassing 's numbers in 2004 (47 for 754 and five).

Kelvin Benjamin reaches behind 49ers defensive back Jimmie Ward for a catch vs. San Francisco (9/18/16).

Kelvin Benjamin hauls in one of his nine touchdowns of the 2014 season at Cincinnati (10/12/14). OLSEN A CONSISTENT PRESENCE Tight end Greg Olsen has been a consistent presence in NFL lineups since his rookie year in 2007. Olsen has played in 152 consecutive regular season games, the second-longest streak among active tight ends behind Dallas’ Jason Witten (213). A first-round choice (31st overall) by Chicago in 2007, Olsen missed the first two games of that season with a knee injury sustained in the preseason. He made Greg Olsen his NFL debut vs. Dallas (9/23/07) and has not missed a game since. CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED, ACTIVE TIGHT ENDS Player Games Streak Began Jason Witten, Dal. 213 2003 Greg Olsen, Car. 152 2007 Colby Fleener, N.O. 63 2012 Ed Dickson, Car. 60 2012 , Phi. 60 2012 Olsen has started 74 consecutive games for Carolina, also the second-longest streak among active tight ends behind Witten (157), and the fourh-longest consecutive starts streak in Panthers history. OLSEN AMONG ALL-TIME TE LEADERS OLSEN LEADS THE WAY AT TIGHT END Tight end Greg Olsen ranks in the top 10 all-time among NFL In 2015, Greg Olsen tallied a career-high 1,104 receiving yards, tight ends in receptions and receiving yards and is approaching his second consecutive season with 1,000 yards. He is the seventh the top 10 in receiving touchdowns. tight end in NFL history with consecutive 1,000-yard seasons. In Week One at Denver (9/8/16), Olsen passed Steve Jordan Olsen is seeking to become the first tight end in NFL history to (6,307 from 1982-94) for 10th place in NFL history among tight record three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons. ends and passed Heath Miller (6,569 from 2005-15) for ninth With 745 receiving yards this season, Olsen has registered at least in Week Four at Atlanta (10/2/16). In Week Five vs. Tampa Bay 500 yards in eight of the past nine seasons (2008-09, 2011-16). (10/10/16), Olsen passed Kellen Winslow (6,741 from 1979-87) He has also notched the seventh 50-catch season of his career. for eighth. Olsen has 7,037 receiving yards in his career. Olsen is on pace for his fifth consecutive season with at least 800 yards and is aiming for his fourth consecutive 70-catch season. ALL-TIME NFL RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS, TIGHT ENDS Player Rec. Yds TD Olsen's seven touchdown catches in 2015 made him the only Tony Gonzalez, 1997-2013 1,325 15,127 111 active NFL tight end with five or more touchdowns in every season Jason Witten, 2003- 1,069 11,735 62 since 2008 (2008-15). Antonio Gates, 2003- 874 10,934 109 Olsen owns the top four single-season reception totals and four Shannon Sharpe, 1990-2003 815 10,060 62 of the top five single-season receiving yards totals by a tight end Ozzie Newsome, 1978-90 662 7,980 47 in team history. Jackie Smith, 1963-78 480 7,918 40 PANTHERS SINGLE-SEASON RECEPTIONS LEADERS, TIGHT ENDS Pete Retzlaff, 1956-66 452 7,412 47 Player Rec. Yds TD Season Greg Olsen, 2007- 596 7,037 52 Greg Olsen 84 1,008 6 2014 Kellen Winslow, 1979-87 541 6,741 45 Greg Olsen 77 1,104 7 2015 Heath Miller, 2005-15 592 6,569 45 Greg Olsen 73 816 6 2013 Also in Week One at Denver, Olsen passed Jeremy Shockey (547 Greg Olsen 69 843 5 2012 from 2002-11) for seventh place all-time in NFL history among 63 822 12 1999 tight ends. In Week Eleven vs. New Orleans (11/17/16), Olsen broke a tie with Miller (592) for sixth all-time. Olsen has 596 OLSEN MOVES UP RECEIVING CHARTS career catches. Tight end Greg Olsen joined the Panthers in 2011 after a trade Olsen is tied for 11th among NFL tight ends with 52 career touch- with the Chicago Bears in exchange for a third-round draft choice. Since then, Olsen has totaled 402 receptions for 5,056 yards and down receptions. Olsen needs one more touchdown catch to enter 32 touchdowns, putting him among the team's all-time leaders. the top 10 all-time among tight ends. In 2015, Olsen became the Panthers all-time receiving yards lead- er among tight ends and the Panthers all-time receptions leader among tight ends. He holds the team's tight end record with eight 100-yard receiving games. He is second among Panthers tight ends in career touchdowns (32) behind Wesley Walls (44). PANTHERS CAREER REC. YARDS LEADERS Player Yds Rec TD Seasons Steve Smith, WR 12,197 836 67 2001-13 M. Muhammad, WR 9,255 696 50 1996-2009 Greg Olsen, TE 5,056 402 32 2011- Wesley Walls, TE 3,902 324 44 1996-2002 Mark Carrier, WR 2,547 176 13 1995-98 OLSEN LEADS TIGHT ENDS IN RECEIVING YARDS Brandon LaFell, WR 2,385 167 13 2010-2013 This season, Greg Olsen leads NFL tight ends with 712 receiving yards (10th in the NFL overall) and 50 receptions (tied for 15th overall). 2016 NFL RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS / TIGHT ENDS Player Rec. Yds TD Greg Olsen, Car. 54 745 3 Jimmy Graham, Sea. 45 369 4 Delanie, Walker, Ten. 46 607 5 Travis Kelce, K.C. 49 574 3 Rob Gronkowski, N.E. 25 540 3 Greg Olsen is the first 1,000-yard tight end in Panthers' history, accomplishing the feat in consecutive seasons (2014 and 2015). DUAL-THREAT QUARTERBACK Quarterback Cam Newton has scored 15 total touchdowns in 2016 MOST COMBINED YARDS RUSH & PASS / FIRST 6 SEASONS to push his career total to 175, the third-most by a quarterback in Total Pass Rush his first six seasons in NFL history. Player Yards Yards Yards MOST TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS / FIRST 6 SEASONS Peyton Manning 25,467 24,885 582 Total Pass Rush Rec Matt Ryan 24,027 23,472 555 Player TD TD TD TD Cam Newton 23,924 20,449 3,475 Dan Marino 199 196 3 0 Dan Marino 23,845 23,856 -11 Peyton Manning 176 167 9 0 22,257 21,981 276 Cam Newton 175 128 47 0 Matthew Stafford 22,199 21,714 485 Matt Ryan 158 153 5 0 Newton is one of just three players in NFL history, along with Peyton 157 129 28 0 Manning of the Indianapolis Colts from 1998-2002 and Andy Dalton Newton is the only player to lead a current NFL franchise in both career of the from 2011-15, to have at least 3,000 touchdown passes (128) and career rushing touchdowns (47). passing yards in each of their first five seasons. In Week One at Denver (9/8/16), Newton produced his 32nd game Newton rushed for 636 yards in 2015, his fifth consecutive of at with both a passing and rushing touchdown, breaking a tie with least 500 rushing yards. Newton joins and Pro Football Hall of Famer for the most in NFL his- (six each) as the only quarterbacks with five or more tory. He produced his 33rd such game in Week Six at New Orleans 500-yard rushing seasons in a career. He is the only player in NFL (10/16/16) and his 34th in Week Ten vs. Kansas City (11/13/16). history to have five seasons with 3,000 or more passing yards and 500 or more rushing yards at any point in a career. Newton has 20,449 passing yards and 3,475 rushing yards in his career and is the only player in NFL history to have at least 20,000 passing yards and 3,000 rushing yards in his first six seasons. Newton ranks third in NFL history in combined rushing and passing yards through a player's first six seasons, passing Matthew Stafford (22,199) and Drew Bledsoe (22,257) in Week Three vs. Minnesota (9/25/16), and Dan Marino (23,845) in Week Eleven vs. New Orleans (11/17/16). NEWTON RUSHES INTO THE END ZONE NEWTON MOVES THE CHAINS Quarterback Cam Newton has made a Quarterback Cam Newton has been successful moving the chains habit of finding the end zone with his legs with his legs since entering the NFL in 2011, with 269 of his 661 as his 47 rushing touchdowns are the most rushes going for first downs. The 40.7 rushing first down percentage among active players in the NFL since his is the top mark in the NFL during that time. rookie season in 2011. NFL LEADERS, RUSHING FIRST DOWN PERCENTAGE, 2011-16 Newton is the only player in the NFL with Player 1st Pct. 1st Att five or more rushing touchdowns in each of Cam Newton, Car. 40.7 269 661 the last five seasons (2011-15). Jamaal Charles, K.C. 25.0 211 845 LeSean McCoy, Buf. 24.2 349 1,440 DeMarco Murray, Ten. 23.7 317 1,339 Cam Newton Jeremy Hill, Cin. 23.4 136 580 NFL LEADERS, RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS, 2011-16 This season, Newton has rushed 62 times and 21 have gone for first Player TDs downs, a 33.9 first down percentage. In 2015, Newton led the NFL Cam Newton, Car. 47 with a 42.4 first down percentage, accounting for 56 first downs on , Min. 45 132 rushes. He led the NFL in rushing first down percentage in each LeSean McCoy, Buf. 43 of the past five seasons (2011-15), including a career-high mark of DeMarco Murray, Ten. 42 43.69 percent (45-of-103) in 2014. Frank Gore, Ind. 39 LeGarrette Blount, N.E. 37 NEWTON AMONG PANTHERS ALL-TIME LEADERS Matt Forte, NY-J 34 Quarterback Cam Newton has continued to move up the Panthers The 47 rushing touchdowns are the most in Panthers history. all-time passing lists. In Week Two vs. San Francisco (9/18/16), CAROLINA PANTHERS ALL-TIME RUSHING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS Newton established new team records for passing touchdowns Player Rush TD (122) and 300-yard passing games (12), previously held by Jake Cam Newton, 2011-present 47 Delhomme (2003-09). DeAngelo Williams, 2006-14 46 In Week Six at New Orleans (10/16/16), Newton established a new Jonathan Stewart, 2008-present 41 franchise record for career passing yards, surpassing Delhomme's Stephen Davis, 2003-05 20 old record of 19,258. Tshimanga Biakabutuka, 1996-2001 14 In Week Ten vs. Kansas City (11/13/16), Newton established Newton scored a team-leading 14 rushing touchdowns in 2011, new franchise marks for attempts and completions surpassing the most-ever by a quarterback in NFL history, surpassing the Delhomme's marks of 2,669 attempts and 1,580 completions. previous mark of 12 by Steve Grogan in 1976. Newton's 46 career rushing touchdowns are the most by a quarterback since the NFL- Newton is the Panthers’ all-time record holder in passing yards AFL merger in 1970. (20,449), passing touchdowns (128), pass attempts (2,728), pass completions (1,615) and 300-yard passing games (13). NFL QUARTERBACKS ALL-TIME CAREER LEADERS, RUSHING TD Player TDs PANTHERS CAREER LEADERS, PASSING YARDS Cam Newton, 2011-present 47 Player Yards Att Cmp TD Steve Young, 1985-99 43 Cam Newton, 2011- 20,449 2,728 1,615 128 Kordell Stewart, 1995-2005 38 Jake Delhomme, 2003-09 19,258 2,669 1,580 120 Newton holds a sizeable lead in career rushing touchdowns among , 1996-2000 12,690 1,723 1,041 86 other active NFL quarterbacks. , 1995-98 8,306 1,340 694 47 ACTIVE QUARTERBACKS CAREER LEADERS, RUSHING TD Player TDs Cam Newton, Car., 2011-16 47 , G.B., 2005-16 24 , N.E., 2000-16 17 Andy Dalton, Cin., 2011-16 17 , Pit., 2004-16 16 Drew Brees, N.O., 2001-16 15 , Bal., 2008-16 15

Quarterback Cam Newton ranks first in nearly all of the Panthers all-time passing statistics. DAVIS IS PANTHERS ALL-TIME TACKLER KUECHLY IS A TACKLING MACHINE In 2015, Thomas Davis recorded 123 tackles to set the Panthers Since entering the NFL in 2012, press box crews have credited all-time tackles record, surpassing 's 953 from 1997- Kuechly with 693 tackles, the most in the NFL. 2006. Davis has been credited with 1,039 career stops. NFL TACKLE LEADERS, 2012-16 (Press Box Stats) PANTHERS CAREER LEADERS, TACKLES Player Tot Sol Ast Player Tackles Seasons Luke Kuechly, Car. 693 442 251 Thomas Davis 1,039 2005- Lavonte David, T.B. 626 443 183 Mike Minter 953 1997-2006 D'Qwell Jackson, Ind. 615 356 259 Luke Kuechly 796 2012- , Jac. 588 441 147 701 2007-13 Bobby Wagner, Sea. 584 349 235 558 2004-12 This season, Kuechly has been credited with 102 tackles accord- 553 1997-2007 ing to press box statistics, second in the NFL. Despite missing In his past 70 games, all starts, beginning in Week Five of 2012 three games in 2015, Kuechly finished 12th in the NFL with 118 vs. Seattle (10/7/12), Davis has averaged 8.54 tackles (598 tack- tackles. He led the NFL in tackles in 2012 and 2014. In 2012, he les). He has 25 double-digit tackle games in that span, including became the first rookie since San Francisco’s in four this season. 2007 to lead the NFL in tackles. He finished fourth in 2013 with Davis has averaged 130 tackles per season over the last four sea- 156. sons (521 from 2012-15), including a career-high 151 in 2013. After film review, Panthers' coaches have credited Kuechly with 796 career tackles. In 2015, Kuechly rose to fourth on the Panthers all-time tackles list and in Week Two vs. San Francisco (9/18/16) surpassed Jon Beason (701 from 2007-13) for third- most in team history. Kuechly has racked up his tackle totals by owning three of the top five single-season tackle totals in team history, including a team-record 205 stops as a rookie in 2012. PANTHERS SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS, TACKLES (Coaches Film Review) Player Tackles Seasons Luke Kuechly 205 2012 Luke Kuechly 176 2013 Linebacker Thomas Davis has averaged 130 tackles per season in the last four years and James Anderson 174 2011 is the Panthers all-time leader with 1,039 tackles. Jon Beason 169 2009 Luke Kuechly 166 2014 KUECHLY & DAVIS AMONG LB LEADERS IN INTS Since entering the NFL in 2012, Luke Kuechly has tallied 12 inter- ceptions, the most among NFL linebackers during that time. Kuechly's fellow Carolina linebacker Thomas Davis is tied for second during that time with nine. NFL LEADERS, LINEBACKERS, INTERCEPTIONS, 2012-16 Team INTs Luke Kuechly, Car. 12 Thomas Davis, Car. 9 Lavonte David, T.B. 9 Paul Posluszny, Jac. 9 Karlos Dansby, Cin. 8 Linebacker Luke Kuechly has been among the NFL's tackle leaders since entering the NFL. DeAndre Levy, Det. 8 No one has more than his 693 stops since the start of 2012. Craig Robertson, N.O. 7 TAKE IT AWAY PICKED OFF When Carolina secures takeaways, the team is effective at turning The Panthers are tied for fifth in the NFL with 10 interceptions in them into points. The Panthers are seventh in the NFL in 2016 with 2016. Kansas City leads the NFL with 13. 56 points off of turnovers. NFL TEAM LEADERS, INTERCEPTIONS, 2016 NFL TEAM LEADERS, TAKEAWAY POINTS, 2016 Team INTs TA Total Kansas City 13 Team Pts TA Minnesota 12 Denver 93 20 Baltimore 11 Kansas City 72 23 San Diego 11 Arizona 68 17 Carolina 10 San Francisco 65 15 Cincinnati 10 Tampa Bay 64 17 Denver 10 San Diego 60 19 New York Giants 10 Carolina 56 14 Kurt Coleman's interception return for a touchdown in Week Four Atlanta 51 11 at Atlanta (10/2/16) was Carolina's 11th interception touchdown Minnesota 49 20 since 2013, third-most in the NFL. Four of those interception Seattle 43 12 touchdowns came in 2015 when Carolina tied with Denver for most in the NFL. NFL TEAM LEADERS, INTERCEPTION RETURNS FOR TD, SINCE 2013 Player INT-TDs Kansas City 13 Arizona 12 Carolina 11 Denver 9 Pittsburgh 9 Tampa Bay 9

Linebacker Shaq Thompson dives into the end zone at San Francisco (9/18/16) for six of the Panthers 56 takeaway points in 2016.

DEFENSE STRONG INSIDE THE 20 Carolina's defense ranks third in the NFL and second in the NFC in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score touchdowns on just 43.8 percent of red zone possessions (14 touchdowns on 32 possessions). RED ZONE TOUCHDOWN PERCENTAGE, 2016 RZ RZ RZ Safety Kurt Coleman interception touchdown at Dallas (11/26/15) was one of four by the Team TD% Drives TD Panthers in 2015, tied with Denver for the NFL lead. Pittsburgh 42.4 33 14 Philadelphia 43.3 30 9 Carolina 43.8 32 15 New York Giants 45.5 33 13 Houston 50.0 32 16 Kansas City 50.0 32 16 Seattle 50.0 30 15 PANTHERS AMONG SACK LEADERS KNOCK IT LOOSE Behind an NFL-leading 18 total sacks from Weeks Eight to Eleven, Linebacker Thomas Davis and defensive end Charles Johnson are The Carolina Panthers are tied for third in with 30 sacks. among the Panthers all-time leaders in forced fumbles. NFL TEAM SACK LEADERS, 2016 Johnson has been credited with three forced fumbles in 2016. Team Sacks Davis has been credited with one forced fumble, a strip-sack in Seattle 31 Week Nine at Los Angeles (11/6/16), to tie Mike Minter for the Buffalo 31 third-most career forced fumbles in Panthers history (16). Carolina 30 PANTHERS CAREER LEADERS, FORCED FUMBLES Tennessee 30 Player FF Seasons Denver 29 Julius Peppers 29 2002-09 Washington 27 Charles Johnson 20 2007- Carolina's sacks have come from a variety of players as 14 different Thomas Davis 16 2007- players have registered at least half a sack for the Panthers and 10 Mike Minter 16 1997-2006 different players have multiple sacks. Mike Rucker 14 1999-2007 Defensive end Mario Addison (6.5) and defensive tackle (4.0) are the Panthers sack leaders this season.

Defensive end Charles Johnson forces a fumble by quarterback Carson Palmer in Week Eight vs. Arizona (11/6/16).

Defensive tackle Kawann Short takes down Arizona quarterback Carson Palmer in Week Ten (10/30/16). LOTULELEI EARNS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Defensive tackle Star Lotulelei earned his first career NFC Defensive Player of the Week Award for his performance in Week Eight vs. Arizona (11/6/16). Against the Cardinals, Lotulelei recorded a career-high 3.0 sacks. The 3.0 sacks matched Lotulelei’s previous career high for a single season set in 2013 rookie season. Lotulelei's first sack of the game came on Arizona’s first drive and was a strip-sack that resulted in a 46-yard touchdown return by linebacker Thomas Davis. Lotulelei’s three sacks were part of an eight-sack performance by Carolina. The eight sacks are the second-most in a regular season game in Panthers history. Lotulelei also contributed to a defense that limited Arizona run- ning back David Johnson to 24 rushing yards. Johnson entered the game with three consecutive 100-yard rushing games. Lotulelei is the second defensive tackle in franchise history to win a Defensive Player of the Week Award, joining Kawann Short in 2015. GANO GETS HIS KICKS In Week Three vs. Minnesota kicker Graham Gano scored four points In 2014, Gano placed 61 of his 79 kickoffs resulted in touchbacks. to pass wide receiver Steve Smith (454 from 2001-13) for second on The 77.2 percent touchback rate was best in the League and his 61 the franchise's all-time points scored list. Gano has 504 points in kickoffs were the most in the NFC. his Panthers career (2012-present). John Kasay (1,482 from 1995- In 2013, 63 of Gano’s 79 kickoffs resulted in touchbacks. His 79.7 2010) is the franchise's all-time leader. touchback percentage was the top mark in the NFL that season and In Week Two vs. San Francisco (9/18/16), Gano set a career high is the highest percentage in a season since Brad Daluiso in 1992 with 16 points by converting all four field goal attempts and four of (81.3 percent). five PATs (one was blocked). Last season, Gano set the Panthers franchise record with 146 points in 2015, surpassing John Kasay's previous record of 145 in 1996. Gano's 146 points ranked second in the NFL behind New England's Stephen Gostkowski (151). Gano made 30-of-36 field goals in 2015. The 30 field goals tied for fifth-most in the NFL and third-most in a season in team history. Gano kicked two game-wining field goals (final two minutes of the fourth quarter or in overtime) in 2015. Gano earned his first career Player of the Month Award, garnering NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for November In addition to his field goal abilities, Gano has been important in the field position game. Since the start of 2013, Gano leads the NFL with a 74.1 touchback percentage. 2013-2016 NFL LEADERS, TOUCHBACK PERCENTAGE Player KOs TBs TB% Graham Gano, Car. 315 233 74.0 Justin Tucker, Bal. 287 199 69.3 Brandon McManus. Den. 220 152 69.1 Kicker Graham Gano set a career high with 16 points in Week Two vs. San Francisco (9/18/16). CAROLINA ON MY MIND The Carolina Panthers roster and coaching staff has a distinctive local feel. Four coaches and five players either hail from North Carolina or South Carolina or played collegiately in the Carolinas. Coaches with ties to the Carolinas (4) Coach Position Hometown/College Joe Kenn Strength and Conditioning Wake Forest University Wide Receivers Wake Forest University Cameron Turner Assistant Wide Receivers Assistant Head Coach / Secondary Charlotte, N.C. / Appalachian State

Players with ties to the Carolinas (5) Player Position Hometown/College Brenton Bersin Wide Receiver Charlotte, N.C. / Wofford College Safety University of North Carolina Jeremy Cash Linebacker Duke Andy Lee Punter Westminster, S.C. Fullback Coastal Carolina University

ROSTER RUNDOWN Here’s a look at Carolina’s 53-man roster.

Rookies and first-year players 9 Players with three years or less NFL experience 22 Players age 30 or older 13 Players drafted by Carolina 22 Average age 26.9

Other roster notables Original Draftees 22-Artis-Payne, Benjamin, Boston, Bradberry, Butler, Davis, Ealy, Funchess, Johnson, Kalil, Klein, Kuechly, Lotulelei, Mayo, Newton, Sanchez, Short, Stewart, Thompson, Turner, Williams, Worley. Oldest Player on roster Thomas Davis - 33 years old (3/22/83) Youngest Player on roster - 21 years old (2/22/95) Most experience 12 seasons, Two players - Derek Anderson, Thomas Davis Tallest player(s) on roster Four players: Derek Anderson, Chris Manhertz, , Daryl Williams - 6’6" Shortest player(s) on roster Two players: Robert McClain, Mike Tolbert - 5’8" The college that is represented the most: Ohio State (Corey Brown, Kurt Coleman, Ted Ginn, Jr., Andrew Norwell) Players not from FBS schools 5-Brenton Bersin (Wofford), (Samford), Chris Manhertz (Canisius), Mike Tolbert (Coastal Carolina), CAROLINA PANTHERS 2016 TRANSACTIONS

6-Jan DE Larry Webster Reserve/Future Signing 30-Aug WR LaRon Byrd Placed on injured reserve (concussion) 6-Jan C Matt Masifilo Reserve/Future Signing 30-Aug DE Rakim Cox Placed on injured reserve (back) 6-Jan G Reserve/Future Signing 30-Aug CB Leonard Johnson Placed on reserve/non-football injury (ankle) 6-Jan WR Cobi Hamilton Reserve/Future Signing 30-Aug S Trenton Robinson Released/injury settlement 6-Jan CB Travell Dixon Reserve/Future Signing 30-Aug P Mike Scifres Released/injury settlement 6-Jan DT Eric Crume Reserve/Future Signing 31-Aug S Stevie Brown Free Agent Signing 12-Jan G Reserve/Future Signing 3-Sep S Stevie Brown Released 26-Jan T Donald Hawkins Reserve/Future Signing 3-Sep LB Ben Jacobs Released 9-Feb T David Foucault Reserve/Future Signing 3-Sep DT Kyle Love Released 9-Feb S Ras-I Dowling Reserve/Future Signing 3-Sep S Marcus Ball Waived 9-Feb C Reese Dismukes Reserve/Future Signing 3-Sep LB Brian Blechen Waived 9-Feb DE Rakim Cox Reserve/Future Signing 3-Sep DT Eric Crume Waived 9-Feb WR Damiere Byrd Reserve/Future Signing 3-Sep S Travell Dixon Waived 9-Feb LB Brian Blechen Reserve/Future Signing 3-Sep WR Keyarris Garrett Waived 9-Feb S Marcus Ball Reserve/Future Signing 3-Sep TE Marcus Lucas Waived 9-Feb DT Chas Alecxih Reserve/Future Signing 3-Sep DE Arthur Miley Waived 11-Feb P Swayze Water Free Agent Signing 3-Sep CB Waived 16-Feb DE Wes Horton Free Agent Signing 3-Sep TE Waived 17-Feb LS J.J. Jansen Extension Signing 3-Sep RB Jalen Simmons Waived 18-Feb DE Jared Allen Retired 3-Sep DT Robert Thomas Waived 1-Mar CB Designated franchise player 3-Sep TE Eric Wallace Waived 3-Mar G Chris Scott Extension Signing 3-Sep DE Larry Webster Waived 3-Mar DE Charles Johnson Released 3-Sep RB Brandon Wegher Waived 3-Mar DT Dwan Edwards Released 3-Sep G David Yankey Waived 3-Mar T Nate Chandler Released 3-Sep CB Lou Young Waived 7-Mar WR Stephen Hill Extension Signing 3-Sep LB Ben Jacobs Placed on injured reserve (Quad) 9-Mar FB Mike Tolbert Extension Signing 3-Sep WR Kevin Norwood Placed on injured reserve (Hip) 9-Mar DE Charles Johnson Free Agent Signing 3-Sep T Jrodan Rigsbee Placed on injured reserve (Knee) 10-Mar QB Joe Webb Unrestricted free agent re-signing 3-Sep G Chris Scott Suspended 10-Mar C Unrestricted free agent signing (ATL) 4-Sep DE Lavar Edwards Claimed off waivers (BUF) 15-Mar DT Paul Soliai Free Agent Signing 4-Sep DE Wes Horton Released 21-Mar S Trenton Robinson Free Agent Signing 4-Sep LB Ben Jacobs Released/injury settlement 28-Mar CB Brandon Boykin Unrestricted free agent signing (PIT) 4-Sep S Marcus Ball Practice squad signing 4-Apr DT Kyle Love Unrestricted free agent re-signing 4-Sep LB Brian Blechen Practice squad signing 5-Apr P Michael Palardy Free Agent Signing 4-Sep DT Eric Crume Practice squad signing 20-Apr CB Josh Norman Franchise player designation withdrawn 4-Sep S Travell Dixon Practice squad signing 28-Apr DT Vernon Butler Drafted (1) 4-Sep WR Keyarris Garrett Practice squad signing 29-Apr DT Robert Thomas Claimed off waivers (MIA) 4-Sep CB Zack Sanchez Practice squad signing 29-Apr CB James Bradberry Drafted (2) 4-Sep TE Beau Sandland Practice squad signing 29-Apr CB Daryl Worley Drafted (3) 4-Sep RB Jalen Simmons Practice squad signing 30-Aug CB Zack Sanchez Drafted (5) 4-Sep DE Larry Webster Practice squad signing 30-Aug TE Beau Sandland Drafted (7) 4-Sep G David Yankey Practice squad signing 13-May TE Andrew Bonnet Undrafted rookie signing 6-Sep DE Rakim Cox Waived from injured reserve 13-May LB Jeremy Cash Undrafted rookie signing 20-Sep S Placed on injured reserve (hamstring) 13-May WR Keyarris Garrett Undrafted rookie signing 23-Sep S Marcus Ball Signed to the active roster from the practice 13-May FB Devon Johnson Undrafted rookie signing squad 13-May TE Jake McGee Undrafted rookie signing 27-Sep DT Kyle Love Free Agent Signing 13-May LB Jared Norris Undrafted rookie signing 27-Sep S Marcus Ball Waived 13-May WR Jenson Stoshak Undrafted rookie signing 27-Sep DE Ryan Delaire Placed on injured reserve (knee) 16-May CB Brandon Boykin Released 27-Sep S Michael Griffin Free Agent Signing 16-May CB Ras-I Dowling Waived 29-Sep S Marcus Ball Practice squad signing 16-May WR Jenson Stoshak Waived 30-Sep WR Kevin Norwood Waived from injured reserve 16-May LB Jared Barber Undrafted rookie signing 1-Oct DE Larry Webster Signed to the active roster from the practice 16-May TE Braxton Deaver Undrafted rookie signing squad 16-May T Jordan Rigsbee Undrafted rookie signing 1-Oct WR Brenton Bersin Waived 16-May WR Miles Shuler Undrafted rookie signing 3-Oct DE Larry Webster Waived 16-May RB Jalen Simmons Undrafted rookie signing 3-Oct G Chris Scott Suspension Lifted 16-May CB Shaq Richardson Free Agent Signing 3-Oct G Chris Scott Exempted 17-May TE Marcus Lucas Claimed off waivers (CHI) 4-Oct WR Brenton Bersin Free Agent Signing 18-May WR Avius Capers Free Agent Signing 5-Oct DE Larry Webster Practice squad signing 20-May TE Andrew Bonnet Waived 7-Oct CB Bene Benwikere Waived 20-May TE Jake McGee Waived/Injured 7-Oct CB Zack Sanchez Signed to the active roster from the practice 20-May WR LaRon Byrd Free Agent Signing squad 20-May WR Tobias Palmer Free Agent Signing 8-Oct G Chris Scott Moved to active roster 23-May TE Jake McGee Placed on injured reserve (Hamstring) 8-Oct G Tyler Larsen Waived 24-May TE Jake McGee Waived/Injury Settlement 11-Oct G Tyler Larsen Practice squad signing 6-Jun C Extension Signing 12-Oct CB Lou Young Practice squad signing 8-Jun P Mike Scifres Free Agent Signing 12-Oct S Marcus Ball Terminated from the practice squad 8-Jun P Michael Palardy Waived 13-Oct WR Damiere Byrd Waived 17-Jun T Michael Oher Extension Signing 14-Oct DE Wes Horton Free Agent Signing 14-Jul CB Leonard Johnson Free Agent Signing 15-Oct TE Scott Simonson Waived 14-Jul CB Shaq Richardson Waived 15-Oct CB Lou Young Free Agent Signing 25-Jul WR Cobi Hamilton Waived 15-Oct WR Damiere Byrd Practice squad signing 25-Jul TE Eric Wallace Free Agent Signing 17-Oct TE Chris Manhertz Claimed off waivers (NO) 27-Jul S Kurt Coleman Extension Signing 17-Oct CB Lou Young Waived 9-Aug DT Chas Alecxih Waived/Injured 18-Oct TE Scott Simonson Free Agent Signing 9-Aug WR Tobais Palmer Waived/Injured 18-Oct DE Lavar Edwards Waived 9-Aug DE Tom Lally Free Agent Signing 18-Oct CB Leonard Johnson Returned to practice 10-Aug DT Chas Alecxih Placed on injured reserve (Knee) 28-Oct CB Leonard Johnson Activated from reserve/non-football injury 10-Aug WR Tobais Palmer Placed on injured reserve (Ankle) (ankle) 13-Aug DT Ray Drew Free Agent Signing 28-Oct CB Teddy Williams Placed on injured reserve (knee) 15-Aug P Waived 3-Nov CB Lou Young Practice squad signing 15-Aug P Kasey Redfern Free Agent Signing 3-Nov LB Brian Blechen Terminated from the practice squad 16-Aug WR Tobais Palmer Waived/Injured settlement 4-Nov TE Scott Simonson Waived 18-Aug FB Devon Johnson Waived/Injured 4-Nov G Tyler Larsen Signed to the active roster from the practice 18-Aug T Willie Smith Free Agent Signing squad 19-Aug FB Devon Johnson Placed on injured reserve (Back) 8-Nov DT Bruce Gaston Practice squad signing 28-Aug LB Jared Barber Waived 9-Nov T Pearce Slater Practice squad signing 28-Aug WR Avius Capers Waived 9-Nov TE Scott Simonson Practice squad signing 28-Aug TE Braxton Deaver Waived 9-Nov TE Beau Sandland Terminated from the practice squad 28-Aug C Reese Dismukes Waived 9-Nov DT Eric Crume Placed on practice squad/injured (knee) 28-Aug DT Ray Drew Waived 14-Nov P Andy Lee Placed on injured reserve (hamstring) 28-Aug T David Foucault Waived 14-Nov P Michael Palardy Free Agent Signing 28-Aug WR Stephen Hill Released 28-Aug DE Tom Lally Waived 28-Aug C Matt Masifilo Waived 28-Aug WR Miles Shuler Waived 28-Aug T Willie Smith Released CAROLINA PANTHERS UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE

WR 13 Kelvin Benjamin 17 Devin Funchess 11 Brenton Bersin LT 73 Michael Oher 78 Donald Hawkins LG 68 Andrew Norwell 69 Tyler Larsen C 67 Ryan Kalil 66 Gino Gradkowski RG 70 Trai Turner 79 Chris Scott RT 74 Mike Remmers 60 Daryl Williams TE 88 Greg Olsen 84 Ed Dickson 82 Chris Manhertz WR 19 Ted Ginn, Jr. 10 Corey Brown QB 1 Cam Newton 3 Derek Anderson 14 Joe Webb FB 35 Mike Tolbert RB 28 Jonathan Stewart 43 Fozzy Whittaker 34 Cameron Artis-Payne

DEFENSE

LDE 95 Charles Johnson 94 Kony Ealy LDT 98 Star Lotulelei 90 Paul Soliai RDT 99 Kawann Short 92 Vernon Butler 77 Kyle Love RDE 96 Wes Horton 97 Mario Addison SLB 54 Shaq Thompson 56 A.J. Klein 52 Jared Norris MLB 59 Luke Kuechly 56 A.J. Klein WLB 58 Thomas Davis 55 57 Jeremy Cash LCB 24 James Bradberry 27 Robert McClain RCB 26 Daryl Worley 23 Leonard Johnson 31 Zack Sanchez SS 20 Kurt Coleman 22 Michael Griffin FS 33 Tre Boston 42 Colin Jones

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK 9 Graham Gano P 5 Michael Palardy KO 9 Graham Gano H 5 Michael Palardy PR 19 Ted Ginn, Jr. 27 Robert McClain 11 Brenton Bersin KOR 19 Ted Ginn, Jr. 43 Fozzy Whittaker 14 Joe Webb LS 44 J.J. Jansen

ROOKIES Underlined PANTHERS COACHING STAFF Ron Rivera (head coach); Steve Wilks (assistant head coach/secondary); Sean McDermott (defensive coordinator); Thomas McGaughey (special teams coordinator); (offensive coordinator); (assistant special teams); Ray Brown (offensive line); Bruce DeHaven (senior advisor to special teams); (quarterbacks); Curtis Fuller (assistant defensive backs/nickels) Pete Hoener (tight ends); Al Holcomb (linebackers); Joe Kenn (strength and conditioning); John Matsko (running game coordinator); III (assistant defensive line); Ricky Proehl (wide receivers); Richard Rodg- ers (assistant defensive backs/safeties); (running backs); Cameron Turner (assistant wide receivers); Eric Washington (defensive line). PANTHERS PRONUNCIATION

KONY EALY...... COE-knee EE-lee Star LOTULELEI...... lo-TOO-leh-lay Devin FUNCHESS...... FUN-chess KAWANN Short...... KAY-won Graham GANO...... guh-KNOW TRAI Turner...... Trey Luke KUECHLY...... KEEK-lee CAROLINA PANTHERS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No Name Pos Ht Wt DOB Age Exp College Hometown How Acq GP/GS/DNP/IA 97 Addison, Mario DE 6-3 260 09/06/87 29 6 Troy Tarrant, Ala. FA '12 10/0/0/0 3 Anderson, Derek QB 6-6 235 06/15/83 33 12 Oregon State Scappoose, Ore FA '11 3/1/7/0 34 Artis-Payne, Cameron RB 5-10 220 06/23/90 26 2 Auburn Harrisburg, Pa. D5b '15 3/3/0/7 13 Benjamin, Kelvin WR 6-5 245 02/05/91 25 3 Florida State Belle Glade, Fla. D1 '14 10/8/0/0 11 Bersin, Brenton WR 6-3 210 05/09/90 26 3 Wofford College Charlotte, N.C. FA '13 6/0/0/3 33 Boston, Tre S 6-1 205 06/25/92 24 3 North Carolina Fort Myers, Fla. D4 '14 10/5/0/0 24 Bradberry, James CB 6-1 210 08/04/93 23 R Samford Pleasant Grove, Ala. D2 '16 7/7/0/3 10 Brown, Corey WR 5-11 190 12/16/91 24 3 Ohio State Upper Darby, Pa. FA '14 10/5/0/0 92 Butler, Vernon DT 6-4 325 06/14/94 22 R Louisiana Tech Summit, Miss. D1 '16 5/0/0/5 57 Cash, Jeremy LB 6-0 215 12/09/92 23 R Duke Plantation, Fla. FA '16 5/0/0/5 20 Coleman, Kurt S 5-11 200 04/01/88 28 7 Ohio State Clayton, Ohio UFA '15 (KC) 10/10/0/0 58 Davis, Thomas LB 6-1 235 03/22/83 33 12 Georgia Shellman, Ga. D1 '05 10/10/0/0 84 Dickson, Ed TE 6-4 255 07/25/87 29 7 Oregon Bellflower, Calif. UFA '14 (BAL) 10/6/0/0 94 Ealy, Kony DE 6-4 275 12/21/91 24 3 Missouri New Madrid, Mo. D2 '14 10/6/0/0 17 Funchess, Devin WR 6-4 225 05/21/94 22 2 Michigan Farmington, Mich. D2 '15 10/5/0/0 9 Gano, Graham K 6-2 205 04/09/87 29 7 Florida State Cantonment, Fla. FA '12 10/0/0/0 19 Ginn, Jr., Ted WR 5-11 180 04/12/85 31 10 Ohio State Cleveland, Ohio FA'15 10/4/0/0 66 Gradkowski, Gino C 6-3 300 11/05/88 28 5 Delaware Pittsburgh, Pa. UFA '16 (ATL) 9/2/0/1 22 Griffin, Michael S 6-0 215 01/04/85 31 10 Texas Austin, Texas FA '16 7/4/0/0 78 Hawkins, Donald T 6-4 310 04/22/92 24 2 Texas Tunica, Miss. FA '16 7/0/3/0 96 Horton, Wes DE 6-5 265 12/17/89 26 4 Southern California Sherman Oaks, Calif. FA '16 5/4/0/0 44 Jansen, J.J. LS 6-2 240 01/20/86 30 9 Notre Dame Phoenix, Ariz. TR '09 (GB) 10/0/0/0 95 Johnson, Charles DE 6-2 275 07/10/86 30 10 Georgia Hawkinsville, Ga. D3 '07 10/10/0/0 23 Johnson, Leonard CB 5-10 200 03/30/90 26 5 Iowa State Largo, Fla. FA '16 4/0/0/0 42 Jones, Colin S 6-0 205 10/27/87 29 6 TCU Bridgeport, Texas TR '12 (SF) 8/1/0/2 67 Kalil, Ryan C 6-2 300 03/29/85 31 10 Southern California Corona, Calif. D2b '07 8/8/0/2 56 Klein, A.J. LB 6-1 240 07/30/91 25 4 Iowa State Kimberly, Wis. D5 '13 9/1/0/1 59 Kuechly, Luke LB 6-3 238 04/20/91 25 5 Boston College Cincinnati, Ohio D1 '12 10/10/0/0 69 Larsen, Tyler G 6-4 335 07/08/91 25 1 Utah State Sandy, Utah FA '16 3/0/1/3 98 Lotulelei, Star DT 6-2 315 12/20/89 26 4 Utah South Jordan, Utah D1 '13 10/10/0/0 77 Love, Kyle DT 6-1 315 11/18/86 30 5 Mississippi State College Park, Ga. FA '16 6/0/0/1 82 Manhertz, Chris TE 6-6 255 04/10/92 24 1 Canisius New York, N.Y. WV '16 (NO) 1/0/0/3 55 Mayo, David LB 6-2 245 08/08/93 23 2 Texas State Scappoose, Ore D5a '15 10/0/0/0 27 McClain, Robert CB 5-9 195 07/22/88 28 5 Connecticut Lusby, Md. FA ' 15 9/4/0/1 1 Newton, Cam QB 6-5 245 05/11/89 27 6 Auburn College Park, Ga. D1 '11 9/9/0/1 52 Norris, Jared LB 6-1 240 07/19/93 23 R Utah Bakersfield, Calif. FA '16 8/0/0/2 68 Norwell, Andrew G 6-6 325 10/25/91 25 3 Ohio State Cincinnati, Ohio FA '14 10/10/0/0 73 Oher, Michael T 6-4 315 04/28/86 30 8 Mississippi Memphis, Tenn. FA '15 3/3/0/7 88 Olsen, Greg TE 6-5 255 03/11/85 31 10 Miami (Fla.) Wayne, N.J. TR '11 (CHI) 10/10/0/0 5 Palardy, Michael P 5-11 190 07/06/92 24 1 Tennessee Fort Lauderdale, Fla. FA '16 1/0/0/0 74 Remmers, Mike T 6-5 310 04/11/89 27 4 Oregon State Portland, Ore. FA '14 10/10/0/0 31 Sanchez, Zack CB 5-11 185 10/11/93 23 R Oklahoma Fort Worth, Texas D5 '16 5/1/0/1 79 Scott, Chris G 6-4 340 08/04/87 29 5 Tennessee Hampton, Ga. FA '14 6/1/0/0 99 Short, Kawann DT 6-3 315 02/02/89 27 4 Purdue East Chicago, Ind. D2 '13 10/10/0/0 90 Soliai, Paul DT 6-4 345 12/30/83 32 10 Utah Pago Pago, American Samoa FA '16 7/0/0/3 28 Stewart, Jonathan RB 5-10 240 03/21/87 29 9 Oregon Lacey, Wash. D1a '08 7/7/0/3 54 Thompson, Shaq LB 6-0 230 04/21/94 22 2 Washington Sacramento, Calif. D1 '15 8/7/0/2 35 Tolbert, Mike FB 5-9 250 11/23/85 30 9 Coastal Carolina Douglasville, Ga. UFA '12 (SD) 10/0/0/0 70 Turner, Trai G 6-3 310 06/14/93 23 3 Louisiana State New Orleans, La. D3 '14 10/10/0/0 14 Webb, Joe QB 6-4 235 11/14/86 30 7 UAB Birmingham, Ala. UFA '14 (MIN) 8/0/1/1 43 Whittaker, Fozzy RB 5-10 205 02/02/89 27 4 Texas Pearland, Texas FA '14 10/0/0/0 60 Williams, Daryl T 6-6 335 08/31/92 24 2 Oklahoma Lake Dallas, Texas D4 '15 10/7/0/0 26 Worley, Daryl CB 6-1 205 02/22/95 21 R West Virginia Philadelphia, Pa. D3 '16 10/6/0/0

Reserve / Injured (8) 65 Alecxih, Chas DT 6-4 295 02/10/89 27 1 Pittsburgh Lancaster, Pa. FA'15 0/0/0/0 86 Byrd, LaRon WR 6-4 225 08/18/89 27 3 Miami (Fla.) Boutte, La. FA '16 0/0/0/0 91 Delaire, Ryan DE 6-4 265 01/17/92 24 2 Towson Windsor, Conn. FA '15 2/0/0/1 47 Johnson, Devon FB 6-0 245 07/28/93 23 R Marshall Richlands, Va. FA '16 0/0/0/0 8 Lee, Andy P 6-1 185 08/11/82 34 13 Pittsburgh Westminster, S.C. TR '16 (CLE) 9/0/0/0 29 Marlowe, Dean S 6-1 210 07/25/92 24 2 James Madison Queens, N.Y. FA '15 1/0/0/1 64 Rigsbee, Jordan T 6-4 315 03/05/93 23 R California Chino, Calif. FA '16 0/0/0/0 21 Williams, Teddy CB 6-1 210 07/03/88 28 5 Texas-San Antonio Tyler, Texas FA '15 3/0/0/3

Practice Squad (10) 18 Byrd, Damiere WR 5-9 180 01/27/93 23 1 South Carolina Erial, N.J. FA '15 0/0/0/5 30 Dixon, Travell S 6-1 210 02/17/91 25 1 Washington Miami, Fla. FA '16 0/0/0/0 15 Garrett, Keyarris WR 6-3 215 09/26/92 24 R Tulsa Daingerfield, Texas FA '16 0/0/0/0 71 Gaston, Bruce DT 6-2 310 11/29/91 24 3 Purdue Chicago, Ill. FA '16 0/0/0/0 38 Simmons, Jalen RB 5-8 210 04/01/92 24 R South Carolina State Charlotte, N.C. FA '16 0/0/0/0 80 Simonson, Scott TE 6-5 255 04/13/92 24 2 Assumption College Middletown, N.J. FA '15 5/1/0/1 63 Slater, Pearce 6-7 335 10/01/93 23 R San Diego State Woodland Hills, Calif. FA '16 0/0/0/0 75 Webster, Larry DE 6-6 275 02/14/90 26 2 Bloomsburg Elkton, Md. FA '16 0/0/0/1 61 Yankey, David G 6-6 310 01/18/92 24 2 Stanford Roswell, Ga. FA '16 0/0/0/0 25 Young, Lou CB 6-1 205 10/09/91 25 1 Georgia Tech Washington, D.C. FA '16 1/0/0/0

Practice Squad / Injured (1) 72 Crume, Eric DT 6-0 330 10/18/93 23 1 Syracuse Detroit, Mich. FA '16 0/0/0/0 CAROLINA PANTHERS NUMERICAL ROSTER No Name Pos Ht Wt DOB Age Exp College Hometown How Acq GP/GS/DNP/IA 1 Cam Newton QB 6-5 245 05/11/89 27 6 Auburn College Park, Ga. D1 '11 9/9/0/1 3 Derek Anderson QB 6-6 235 06/15/83 33 12 Oregon State Scappoose, Ore FA '11 3/1/7/0 5 Michael Palardy P 5-11 190 07/06/92 24 1 Tennessee Fort Lauderdale, Fla. FA '16 1/0/0/0 9 Graham Gano K 6-2 205 04/09/87 29 7 Florida State Cantonment, Fla. FA '12 10/0/0/0 10 Corey Brown WR 5-11 190 12/16/91 24 3 Ohio State Upper Darby, Pa. FA '14 10/5/0/0 11 Brenton Bersin WR 6-3 210 05/09/90 26 3 Wofford College Charlotte, N.C. FA '13 6/0/0/3 13 Kelvin Benjamin WR 6-5 245 02/05/91 25 3 Florida State Belle Glade, Fla. D1 '14 10/8/0/0 14 Joe Webb QB 6-4 235 11/14/86 30 7 UAB Birmingham, Ala. UFA '14 (MIN) 8/0/1/1 17 Devin Funchess WR 6-4 225 05/21/94 22 2 Michigan Farmington, Mich. D2 '15 10/5/0/0 19 Ted Ginn, Jr. WR 5-11 180 04/12/85 31 10 Ohio State Cleveland, Ohio FA'15 10/4/0/0 20 Kurt Coleman S 5-11 200 04/01/88 28 7 Ohio State Clayton, Ohio UFA '15 (KC) 10/10/0/0 22 Michael Griffin S 6-0 215 01/04/85 31 10 Texas Austin, Texas FA '16 7/4/0/0 23 Leonard Johnson CB 5-10 200 03/30/90 26 5 Iowa State Largo, Fla. FA '16 4/0/0/0 24 James Bradberry CB 6-1 210 08/04/93 23 R Samford Pleasant Grove, Ala. D2 '16 7/7/0/3 26 Daryl Worley CB 6-1 205 02/22/95 21 R West Virginia Philadelphia, Pa. D3 '16 10/6/0/0 27 Robert McClain CB 5-9 195 07/22/88 28 5 Connecticut Lusby, Md. FA ' 15 9/4/0/1 28 Jonathan Stewart RB 5-10 240 03/21/87 29 9 Oregon Lacey, Wash. D1a '08 7/7/0/3 31 Zack Sanchez CB 5-11 185 10/11/93 23 R Oklahoma Fort Worth, Texas D5 '16 5/1/0/1 33 Tre Boston S 6-1 205 06/25/92 24 3 North Carolina Fort Myers, Fla. D4 '14 10/5/0/0 34 Cameron Artis-Payne RB 5-10 220 06/23/90 26 2 Auburn Harrisburg, Pa. D5b '15 3/3/0/7 35 Mike Tolbert FB 5-9 250 11/23/85 30 9 Coastal Carolina Douglasville, Ga. UFA '12 (SD) 10/0/0/0 42 Colin Jones S 6-0 205 10/27/87 29 6 TCU Bridgeport, Texas TR '12 (SF) 8/1/0/2 43 Fozzy Whittaker RB 5-10 205 02/02/89 27 4 Texas Pearland, Texas FA '14 10/0/0/0 44 J.J. Jansen LS 6-2 240 01/20/86 30 9 Notre Dame Phoenix, Ariz. TR '09 (GB) 10/0/0/0 52 Jared Norris LB 6-1 240 07/19/93 23 R Utah Bakersfield, Calif. FA '16 8/0/0/2 54 Shaq Thompson LB 6-0 230 04/21/94 22 2 Washington Sacramento, Calif. D1 '15 8/7/0/2 55 David Mayo LB 6-2 245 08/08/93 23 2 Texas State Scappoose, Ore D5a '15 10/0/0/0 56 A.J. Klein LB 6-1 240 07/30/91 25 4 Iowa State Kimberly, Wis. D5 '13 9/1/0/1 57 Jeremy Cash LB 6-0 215 12/09/92 23 R Duke Plantation, Fla. FA '16 5/0/0/5 58 Thomas Davis LB 6-1 235 03/22/83 33 12 Georgia Shellman, Ga. D1 '05 10/10/0/0 59 Luke Kuechly LB 6-3 238 04/20/91 25 5 Boston College Cincinnati, Ohio D1 '12 10/10/0/0 60 Daryl Williams T 6-6 335 08/31/92 24 2 Oklahoma Lake Dallas, Texas D4 '15 10/7/0/0 66 Gino Gradkowski C 6-3 300 11/05/88 28 5 Delaware Pittsburgh, Pa. UFA '16 (ATL) 9/1/0/1 67 Ryan Kalil C 6-2 300 03/29/85 31 10 Southern California Corona, Calif. D2b '07 8/8/0/2 68 Andrew Norwell G 6-6 325 10/25/91 25 3 Ohio State Cincinnati, Ohio FA '14 10/10/0/0 69 Tyler Larsen G 6-4 335 07/08/91 25 1 Utah State Sandy, Utah FA '16 3/0/1/3 70 Trai Turner G 6-3 310 06/14/93 23 3 Louisiana State New Orleans, La. D3 '14 10/10/0/0 73 Michael Oher T 6-4 315 04/28/86 30 8 Mississippi Memphis, Tenn. FA '15 3/3/0/7 74 Mike Remmers T 6-5 310 04/11/89 27 4 Oregon State Portland, Ore. FA '14 10/10/0/0 77 Kyle Love DT 6-1 315 11/18/86 30 5 Mississippi State College Park, Ga. FA' 16 6/0/0/1 78 Donald Hawkins T 6-4 310 04/22/92 24 2 Texas Tunica, Miss. FA '16 7/0/3/0 79 Chris Scott G 6-4 340 08/04/87 29 5 Tennessee Hampton, Ga. FA '14 6/1/0/0 82 Chris Manhertz TE 6-6 255 04/10/92 24 1 Canisius New York, N.Y. WV '16 (NO) 1/0/0/3 84 Ed Dickson TE 6-4 255 07/25/87 29 7 Oregon Bellflower, Calif. UFA '14 (BAL) 10/6/0/0 88 Greg Olsen TE 6-5 255 03/11/85 31 10 Miami (Fla.) Wayne, N.J. TR '11 (CHI) 10/10/0/0 90 Paul Soliai DT 6-4 345 12/30/83 32 10 Utah Pago Pago, American Samoa FA '16 7/0/0/3 92 Vernon Butler DT 6-4 325 06/14/94 22 R Louisiana Tech Summit, Miss. D1 '16 5/0/0/5 94 Kony Ealy DE 6-4 275 12/21/91 24 3 Missouri New Madrid, Mo. D2 '14 10/6/0/0 95 Charles Johnson DE 6-2 275 07/10/86 30 10 Georgia Hawkinsville, Ga. D3 '07 10/10/0/0 96 Wes Horton DE 6-5 265 12/17/89 26 4 Southern California Sherman Oaks, Calif. FA '16 5/4/0/0 97 Mario Addison DE 6-3 260 09/06/87 29 6 Troy Tarrant, Ala. FA '12 10/0/0/0 98 Star Lotulelei DT 6-2 315 12/20/89 26 4 Utah South Jordan, Utah D1 '13 10/10/0/0 99 Kawann Short DT 6-3 315 02/02/89 27 4 Purdue East Chicago, Ind. D2 '13 10/10/0/0

Reserve / Injured (8) 8 Andy Lee P 6-1 185 08/11/82 34 13 Pittsburgh Westminster, S.C. TR '16 (CLE) 9/0/0/0 21 Teddy Williams CB 6-1 210 07/03/88 28 5 Texas-San Antonio Tyler, Texas FA '15 3/0/0/3 29 Dean Marlowe S 6-1 210 07/25/92 24 2 James Madison Queens, N.Y. FA '15 1/0/0/1 47 Devon Johnson FB 6-0 245 07/28/93 23 R Marshall Richlands, Va. FA '16 0/0/0/0 64 Jordan Rigsbee T 6-4 315 03/05/93 23 R California Chino, Calif. FA '16 0/0/0/0 65 Chas Alecxih DT 6-4 295 02/10/89 27 1 Pittsburgh Lancaster, Pa. FA'15 0/0/0/0 86 LaRon Byrd WR 6-4 225 08/18/89 27 3 Miami (Fla.) Boutte, La. FA '16 0/0/0/0 91 Ryan Delaire DE 6-4 265 01/17/92 24 2 Towson Windsor, Conn. FA '15 2/0/0/1

Practice Squad (10) 15 Keyarris Garrett WR 6-3 215 09/26/92 24 R Tulsa Daingerfield, Texas FA '16 0/0/0/0 18 Damiere Byrd WR 5-9 180 01/27/93 23 1 South Carolina Erial, N.J. FA '15 0/0/0/5 25 Lou Young CB 6-1 205 10/09/91 25 1 Georgia Tech Washington, D.C. FA '16 1/0/0/0 30 Travell Dixon S 6-1 210 02/17/91 25 1 Washington Miami, Fla. FA '16 0/0/0/0 38 Jalen Simmons RB 5-8 210 04/01/92 24 R South Carolina State Charlotte, N.C. FA '16 0/0/0/0 61 David Yankey G 6-6 310 01/18/92 24 2 Stanford Roswell, Ga. FA '16 0/0/0/0 63 Pearce Slater T 6-7 335 10/01/93 23 R San Diego State Woodland Hills, Calif. FA '16 0/0/0/0 71 Bruce Gaston DT 6-2 310 11/29/91 24 3 Purdue Chicago, Ill. FA '16 0/0/0/0 75 Larry Webster DE 6-6 275 02/14/90 26 2 Bloomsburg Elkton, Md. FA '16 0/0/0/1 80 Scott Simonson TE 6-5 255 04/13/92 24 2 Assumption College Middletown, N.J. FA '15 5/1/0/1

Practice Squad / Injured (1) 72 Eric Crume DT 6-0 330 10/18/93 23 1 Syracuse Detroit, Mich. FA '16 0/0/0/0 CAROLINA PANTHERS BY EXPERIENCE No Name Pos Ht Wt DOB Age Exp College Hometown How Acq GP/GS/DNP/IA 12th Year (2) 3 Anderson, Derek QB 6-6 235 06/15/83 33 12 Oregon State Scappoose, Ore FA '11 3/1/7/0 58 Davis, Thomas LB 6-1 235 03/22/83 33 12 Georgia Shellman, Ga. D1 '05 10/10/0/0

10th Year (6) 19 Ginn, Jr., Ted WR 5-11 180 04/12/85 31 10 Ohio State Cleveland, Ohio FA'15 10/4/0/0 22 Griffin, Michael S 6-0 215 01/04/85 31 10 Texas Austin, Texas FA '16 7/4/0/0 95 Johnson, Charles DE 6-2 275 07/10/86 30 10 Georgia Hawkinsville, Ga. D3 '07 10/10/0/0 67 Kalil, Ryan C 6-2 300 03/29/85 31 10 Southern California Corona, Calif. D2b '07 8/8/0/2 88 Olsen, Greg TE 6-5 255 03/11/85 31 10 Miami (Fla.) Wayne, N.J. TR '11 (CHI) 10/10/0/0 90 Soliai, Paul DT 6-4 345 12/30/83 32 10 Utah Pago Pago, American Samoa FA '16 7/0/0/3

9th Year (3) 44 Jansen, J.J. LS 6-2 240 01/20/86 30 9 Notre Dame Phoenix, Ariz. TR '09 (GB) 10/0/0/0 28 Stewart, Jonathan RB 5-10 240 03/21/87 29 9 Oregon Lacey, Wash. D1a '08 7/7/0/3 35 Tolbert, Mike FB 5-9 245 11/23/85 30 9 Coastal Carolina Douglasville, Ga. UFA '12 (SD) 10/0/0/0

8th Year (1) 73 Oher, Michael T 6-4 315 04/28/86 30 8 Mississippi Memphis, Tenn. FA '15 3/3/0/7

7th Year (4) 20 Coleman, Kurt S 5-11 200 04/01/88 28 7 Ohio State Clayton, Ohio UFA '15 (KC) 10/10/0/0 84 Dickson, Ed TE 6-4 255 07/25/87 29 7 Oregon Bellflower, Calif. UFA '14 (BAL) 10/6/0/0 9 Gano, Graham K 6-2 205 04/09/87 29 7 Florida State Cantonment, Fla. FA '12 10/0/0/0 14 Webb, Joe QB 6-4 235 11/14/86 30 7 UAB Birmingham, Ala. UFA '14 (MIN) 8/0/1/1

6th Year (3) 97 Addison, Mario DE 6-3 260 09/06/87 29 6 Troy Tarrant, Ala. FA '12 10/0/0/0 42 Jones, Colin S 6-0 205 10/27/87 29 6 TCU Bridgeport, Texas TR '12 (SF) 8/1/0/2 1 Newton, Cam QB 6-5 245 05/11/89 27 6 Auburn College Park, Ga. D1 '11 9/9/0/1

5th Year (6) 66 Gradkowski, Gino C 6-3 300 11/05/88 28 5 Delaware Pittsburgh, Pa. UFA '16 (ATL) 9/2/0/1 23 Johnson, Leonard CB 5-10 200 03/30/90 26 5 Iowa State Largo, Fla. FA '16 4/0/0/0 59 Kuechly, Luke LB 6-3 238 04/20/91 25 5 Boston College Cincinnati, Ohio D1 '12 10/10/0/0 77 Love, Kyle DT 6-1 315 11/18/86 30 5 Mississippi State College Park, Ga. FA' 16 6/0/0/1 27 McClain, Robert CB 5-9 195 07/22/88 28 5 Connecticut Lusby, Md. FA ' 15 9/4/0/1 79 Scott, Chris G 6-4 340 08/04/87 29 5 Tennessee Hampton, Ga. FA '14 6/1/0/0

4th Year (6) 96 Horton, Wes DE 6-5 265 12/17/89 26 4 Southern California Sherman Oaks, Calif. FA '16 5/4/0/0 56 Klein, A.J. LB 6-1 240 07/30/91 25 4 Iowa State Kimberly, Wis. D5 '13 9/1/0/1 98 Lotulelei, Star DT 6-2 315 12/20/89 26 4 Utah South Jordan, Utah D1 '13 10/10/0/0 74 Remmers, Mike T 6-5 310 04/11/89 27 4 Oregon State Portland, Ore. FA '14 10/10/0/0 99 Short, Kawann DT 6-3 315 02/02/89 27 4 Purdue East Chicago, Ind. D2 '13 10/10/0/0 43 Whittaker, Fozzy RB 5-10 205 02/02/89 27 4 Texas Pearland, Texas FA '14 10/0/0/0

3rd Year (7) 13 Benjamin, Kelvin WR 6-5 245 02/05/91 25 3 Florida State Belle Glade, Fla. D1 '14 10/8/0/0 11 Bersin, Brenton WR 6-3 210 05/09/90 26 3 Wofford College Charlotte, N.C. FA '13 6/0/0/3 33 Boston, Tre S 6-1 205 06/25/92 24 3 North Carolina Fort Myers, Fla. D4 '14 10/5/0/0 10 Brown, Corey WR 5-11 190 12/16/91 24 3 Ohio State Upper Darby, Pa. FA '14 10/5/0/0 94 Ealy, Kony DE 6-4 275 12/21/91 24 3 Missouri New Madrid, Mo. D2 '14 10/6/0/0 68 Norwell, Andrew G 6-6 325 10/25/91 25 3 Ohio State Cincinnati, Ohio FA '14 10/10/0/0 70 Turner, Trai G 6-3 310 06/14/93 23 3 Louisiana State New Orleans, La. D3 '14 10/10/0/0

2nd Year (6) 34 Artis-Payne, Cameron RB 5-10 220 06/23/90 26 2 Auburn Harrisburg, Pa. D5b '15 3/3/0/7 17 Funchess, Devin WR 6-4 225 05/21/94 22 2 Michigan Farmington, Mich. D2 '15 10/5/0/0 78 Hawkins, Donald T 6-4 310 04/22/92 24 2 Texas Tunica, Miss. FA '16 7/0/3/0 55 Mayo, David LB 6-2 245 08/08/93 23 2 Texas State Scappoose, Ore D5a '15 10/0/0/0 54 Thompson, Shaq LB 6-0 230 04/21/94 22 2 Washington Sacramento, Calif. D1 '15 8/7/0/2 60 Williams, Daryl T 6-6 335 08/31/92 24 2 Oklahoma Lake Dallas, Texas D4 '15 10/7/0/0

Rookie/1st Year (9) 24 Bradberry, James CB 6-1 210 08/04/93 23 R Samford Pleasant Grove, Ala. D2 '16 7/7/0/3 92 Butler, Vernon DT 6-4 325 06/14/94 22 R Louisiana Tech Summit, Miss. D1 '16 5/0/0/5 57 Cash, Jeremy LB 6-0 215 12/09/92 23 R Duke Plantation, Fla. FA '16 5/0/0/5 69 Larsen, Tyler G 6-4 335 07/08/91 25 1 Utah State Sandy, Utah FA '16 3/0/1/3 82 Manhertz, Chris TE 6-6 255 04/10/92 24 1 Canisius New York, N.Y. WV '16 (NO) 1/0/0/3 52 Norris, Jared LB 6-1 240 07/19/93 23 R Utah Bakersfield, Calif. FA '16 8/0/0/2 5 Palardy, Michael P 5-11 190 07/06/92 24 1 Tennessee Fort Lauderdale, Fla. FA '16 1/0/0/0 31 Sanchez, Zack CB 5-11 185 10/11/93 23 R Oklahoma Fort Worth, Texas D5 '16 5/1/0/1 26 Worley, Daryl CB 6-1 205 02/22/95 21 R West Virginia Philadelphia, Pa. D3 '16 10/6/0/0 CAROLINA PANTHERS BY POSITION

No Name Pos Ht Wt DOB Age Exp College Hometown How Acq GP/GS/DNP/IA QUARTERBACKS (3) 3 Anderson, Derek QB 6-6 235 06/15/83 33 12 Oregon State Scappoose, Ore FA '11 3/1/7/0 1 Newton, Cam QB 6-5 245 05/11/89 27 6 Auburn College Park, Ga. D1 '11 9/9/0/1 14 Webb, Joe QB 6-4 235 11/14/86 30 7 UAB Birmingham, Ala. UFA '14 (MIN) 8/0/1/1

RUNNING BACKS (4) 34 Artis-Payne, Cameron RB 5-10 220 06/23/90 26 2 Auburn Harrisburg, Pa. D5b '15 3/3/0/7 28 Stewart, Jonathan RB 5-10 240 03/21/87 29 9 Oregon Lacey, Wash. D1a '08 7/7/0/3 35 Tolbert, Mike FB 5-9 245 11/23/85 30 9 Coastal Carolina Douglasville, Ga. UFA '12 (SD) 10/0/0/0 43 Whittaker, Fozzy RB 5-10 205 02/02/89 27 4 Texas Pearland, Texas FA '14 10/0/0/0

WIDE RECEIVERS (5) 13 Benjamin, Kelvin WR 6-5 245 02/05/91 25 3 Florida State Belle Glade, Fla. D1 '14 10/8/0/0 11 Bersin, Brenton WR 6-3 210 05/09/90 26 3 Wofford College Charlotte, N.C. FA '13 6/0/0/3 10 Brown, Corey WR 5-11 190 12/16/91 24 3 Ohio State Upper Darby, Pa. FA '14 10/5/0/0 17 Funchess, Devin WR 6-4 225 05/21/94 22 2 Michigan Farmington, Mich. D2 '15 10/5/0/0 19 Ginn, Jr., Ted WR 5-11 180 04/12/85 31 10 Ohio State Cleveland, Ohio FA'15 10/4/0/0

TIGHT ENDS (3) 84 Dickson, Ed TE 6-4 255 07/25/87 29 7 Oregon Bellflower, Calif. UFA '14 (BAL) 10/6/0/0 82 Manhertz, Chris TE 6-6 255 04/10/92 24 1 Canisius New York, N.Y. WV '16 (NO) 1/0/0/3 88 Olsen, Greg TE 6-5 255 03/11/85 31 10 Miami (Fla.) Wayne, N.J. TR '11 (CHI) 10/10/0/0

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (10) 66 Gradkowski, Gino C 6-3 300 11/05/88 28 5 Delaware Pittsburgh, Pa. UFA '16 (ATL) 9/2/0/1 78 Hawkins, Donald T 6-4 310 04/22/92 24 2 Texas Tunica, Miss. FA '16 7/0/3/0 67 Kalil, Ryan C 6-2 300 03/29/85 31 10 Southern California Corona, Calif. D2b '07 8/8/0/2 69 Larsen, Tyler G 6-4 335 07/08/91 25 1 Utah State Sandy, Utah FA '16 3/0/1/3 68 Norwell, Andrew G 6-6 325 10/25/91 25 3 Ohio State Cincinnati, Ohio FA '14 10/10/0/0 73 Oher, Michael T 6-4 315 04/28/86 30 8 Mississippi Memphis, Tenn. FA '15 3/3/0/7 74 Remmers, Mike T 6-5 310 04/11/89 27 4 Oregon State Portland, Ore. FA '14 10/10/0/0 79 Scott, Chris G 6-4 340 08/04/87 29 5 Tennessee Hampton, Ga. FA '14 6/1/0/0 70 Turner, Trai G 6-3 310 06/14/93 23 3 Louisiana State New Orleans, La. D3 '14 10/10/0/0 60 Williams, Daryl T 6-6 335 08/31/92 24 2 Oklahoma Lake Dallas, Texas D4 '15 10/7/0/0

SPECIALISTS (3) 9 Gano, Graham K 6-2 205 04/09/87 29 7 Florida State Cantonment, Fla. FA '12 10/0/0/0 44 Jansen, J.J. LS 6-2 240 01/20/86 30 9 Notre Dame Phoenix, Ariz. TR '09 (GB) 10/0/0/0 5 Palardy, Michael P 5-11 190 07/06/92 24 1 Tennessee Fort Lauderdale, Fla. FA '16 1/0/0/0

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (9) 97 Addison, Mario DE 6-3 260 09/06/87 29 6 Troy Tarrant, Ala. FA '12 10/0/0/0 92 Butler, Vernon DT 6-4 325 06/14/94 22 R Louisiana Tech Summit, Miss. D1 '16 5/0/0/5 94 Ealy, Kony DE 6-4 275 12/21/91 24 3 Missouri New Madrid, Mo. D2 '14 10/6/0/0 96 Horton, Wes DE 6-5 265 12/17/89 26 4 Southern California Sherman Oaks, Calif. FA '16 5/4/0/0 95 Johnson, Charles DE 6-2 275 07/10/86 30 10 Georgia Hawkinsville, Ga. D3 '07 10/10/0/0 98 Lotulelei, Star DT 6-2 315 12/20/89 26 4 Utah South Jordan, Utah D1 '13 10/10/0/0 77 Love, Kyle DT 6-1 315 11/18/86 30 5 Mississippi State College Park, Ga. FA' 16 6/0/0/1 99 Short, Kawann DT 6-3 315 02/02/89 27 4 Purdue East Chicago, Ind. D2 '13 10/10/0/0 90 Soliai, Paul DT 6-4 345 12/30/83 32 10 Utah Pago Pago, American Samoa FA '16 7/0/0/3

LINEBACKERS (7) 57 Cash, Jeremy LB 6-0 215 12/09/92 23 R Duke Plantation, Fla. FA '16 5/0/0/5 58 Davis, Thomas LB 6-1 235 03/22/83 33 12 Georgia Shellman, Ga. D1 '05 10/10/0/0 56 Klein, A.J. LB 6-1 240 07/30/91 25 4 Iowa State Kimberly, Wis. D5 '13 9/1/0/1 59 Kuechly, Luke LB 6-3 238 04/20/91 25 5 Boston College Cincinnati, Ohio D1 '12 10/10/0/0 55 Mayo, David LB 6-2 245 08/08/93 23 2 Texas State Scappoose, Ore D5a '15 10/0/0/0 52 Norris, Jared LB 6-1 240 07/19/93 23 R Utah Bakersfield, Calif. FA '16 8/0/0/2 54 Thompson, Shaq LB 6-0 230 04/21/94 22 2 Washington Sacramento, Calif. D1 '15 8/7/0/2

DEFENSIVE BACKS (9) 33 Boston, Tre S 6-1 205 06/25/92 24 3 North Carolina Fort Myers, Fla. D4 '14 10/5/0/0 24 Bradberry, James CB 6-1 210 08/04/93 23 R Samford Pleasant Grove, Ala. D2 '16 7/7/0/3 20 Coleman, Kurt S 5-11 200 04/01/88 28 7 Ohio State Clayton, Ohio UFA '15 (KC) 10/10/0/0 22 Griffin, Michael S 6-0 215 01/04/85 31 10 Texas Austin, Texas FA '16 7/4/0/0 23 Johnson, Leonard CB 5-10 200 03/30/90 26 5 Iowa State Largo, Fla. FA '16 4/0/0/0 42 Jones, Colin S 6-0 205 10/27/87 29 6 TCU Bridgeport, Texas TR '12 (SF) 8/1/0/2 27 McClain, Robert CB 5-9 195 07/22/88 28 5 Connecticut Lusby, Md. FA ' 15 9/4/0/1 31 Sanchez, Zack CB 5-11 185 10/11/93 23 R Oklahoma Fort Worth, Texas D5 '16 5/1/0/1 26 Worley, Daryl CB 6-1 205 02/22/95 21 R West Virginia Philadelphia, Pa. D3 '16 10/6/0/0 CAROLINA PANTHERS / WEEK 11 / THROUGH MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2016 WON 4, LOST 6 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/08 L 20-21 at Denver 76,843 Stewart 110 365 3.3 26 5 09/18 W 46-27 San Francisco 74,143 Newton 62 268 4.3 28 4 09/25 L 10-22 Minnesota 73,813 Whittaker 39 191 4.9 25 0 10/02 L 33-48 at Atlanta 70,508 Artis-Payne 36 144 4.0 14 2 10/10 L 14-17 Tampa Bay 73,425 Tolbert 25 53 2.1 6 0 10/16 L 38-41 at New Orleans 73,138 Ginn 8 50 6.3 20 0 10/30 W 30-20 Arizona 74,088 Anderson 1 4 4.0 4 0 11/06 W 13-10 at Los Angeles 86,109 TEAM 281 1075 3.8 28 11 11/13 L 17-20 Kansas City 74,181 OPPONENTS 234 818 3.5 28t 5 11/17 W 23-20 New Orleans 73,288 * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 11/27 at Oakland Olsen 54 745 13.8 78t 3 12/04 at Seattle Benjamin 46 683 14.8 50 4 12/11 San Diego Ginn 32 374 11.7 52 1 12/19 at Washington Whittaker 23 187 8.1 24 0 12/24 Atlanta Brown 20 194 9.7 27 1 01/01 at Tampa Bay Funchess 16 266 16.6 48 3 Car. Opp. Dickson 9 106 11.8 26 1 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 211 204 Tolbert 5 30 6.0 17 0 Rushing 63 52 Stewart 4 40 10.0 25 0 Passing 131 144 Artis-Payne 1 11 11.0 11 0 Penalty 17 8 Webb 1 3 3.0 3 0 3rd Down: Made/Att 58/141 48/131 TEAM 211 2639 12.5 78t 13 3rd Down Pct. 41.1 36.6 OPPONENTS 255 2901 11.4 87t 19 4th Down: Made/Att 5/8 8/10 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD 4th Down Pct. 62.5 80.0 Coleman 2 20 10.0 12 1 POSSESSION AVG. 31:25 28:35 Davis 2 4 2.0 4 0 TOTAL NET YARDS 3523 3535 Boston 1 22 22.0 22 0 Avg. Per Game 352.3 353.5 T. Williams 1 19 19.0 19 0 Total Plays 668 644 Bradberry 1 16 16.0 16 0 Avg. Per Play 5.3 5.5 Ealy 1 7 7.0 7 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 1075 818 Benwikere TM 1 1 1.0 1 0 Avg. Per Game 107.5 81.8 Kuechly 1 1 1.0 1 0 Total Rushes 281 234 TEAM 10 90 9.0 22 1 NET YARDS PASSING 2448 2717 OPPONENTS 11 75 6.8 42t 2 Avg. Per Game 244.8 271.7 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Sacked/Yards Lost 25/191 30/184 Lee 36 1769 49.1 40.4 4 18 76 0 Gross Yards 2639 2901 Palardy LG 6 280 46.7 35.7 1 1 56 0 Att./Completions 362/211 380/255 Palardy TM 6 280 46.7 35.7 1 1 56 0 Completion Pct. 58.3 67.1 Gano 4 180 45.0 29.8 2 0 54 0 Had Intercepted 11 10 TEAM 46 2229 48.5 38.8 7 19 76 0 PUNTS/AVERAGE 46/48.5 48/47.5 OPPONENTS 48 2279 47.5 43.9 3 16 75 0 NET PUNTING AVG. 46/38.8 48/43.9 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD PENALTIES/YARDS 66/554 74/647 Ginn 19 16 113 5.9 16 0 FUMBLES/BALL LOST 9/8 11/4 TEAM 19 16 113 5.9 16 0 TOUCHDOWNS 27 27 OPPONENTS 23 7 303 13.2 59 1 Rushing 11 5 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD Passing 13 19 Ginn 16 335 20.9 59 0 Returns 3 3 Webb 4 94 23.5 37 0 * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Whittaker 3 48 16.0 23 0 TEAM 51 81 44 68 0 244 TEAM 23 477 20.7 59 0 OPPONENTS 39 46 44 117 0 246 OPPONENTS 16 266 16.6 32 0 * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Gano 0 0 0 0 22/24 18/22 0 76 Gano 0/ 0 1/ 1 6/ 6 9/11 2/4 Stewart 5 5 0 0 0 30 TEAM 0/ 0 1/ 1 6/ 6 9/11 2/4 Newton 4 4 0 0 0 26 OPPONENTS 0/ 0 5/ 5 10/12 1/ 2 2/5 Benjamin 4 0 4 0 0 24 Gano: (44G,36G,50N)(39G,31G,49G,41G)(48G,54N) Funchess 3 0 3 0 0 20 (54G)(43N)(42G)(43G,52G,21G)(48N,38G,37G)(42G) Olsen 3 0 3 0 0 20 (32G,49G,42G) Artis-Payne 2 2 0 0 0 12 OPP: ()(29G,39G)(28G,31G)(28G,53G)(35G,33N,35G, Brown 1 0 1 0 0 6 46N,38G)(53N,33G,52G)()(55N,55N,25G)(47G,36G, Coleman 1 0 0 1 0 6 33G,37G)(27G,38B,30G) Davis 1 0 0 1 0 6 Dickson 1 0 1 0 0 6 Ginn 1 0 1 0 0 6 Thompson 1 0 0 1 0 6 TEAM 27 11 13 3 22/24 18/22 0 244 OPPONENTS 27 5 19 3 22/23 18/24 1 246 2-Pt Conv: Funchess, Newton, Olsen, TM 3-3, OPP 3-4 SACKS: Addison 6.5, Lotulelei 4, Short 3, Boston 2, Davis 2, Ealy 2, C. Johnson 2, Kuechly 2, Butler 1.5, Love 1.5, Edwards TM 1, L. Johnson 1, Worley 1, McClain 0.5, TM 30, OPP 25 FUM/LOST: Ginn 3/2, Anderson 1/1, Benjamin 1/1, Brown 1/1, Newton 1/1, Stewart 1/1, Whittaker 1/1 * PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Newton 310 175 2186 56.5 7.05 11 3.5 7 2.3 78t 25/ 191 80.9 Anderson 52 36 453 69.2 8.71 2 3.8 4 7.7 48 0/ 0 76.8 TEAM 362 211 2639 58.3 7.29 13 3.6 11 3.0 78t 25/ 191 80.3 OPPONENTS 380 255 2901 67.1 7.63 19 5.0 10 2.6 87t 30/ 184 95.5 CAROLINA PANTHERS 2016 REGULAR SEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

TACKLES PLAYER TOTAL SOLO ASSIST SACKS QBP FF FR INT YDS PD TD Luke Kuechly 112 88 24 2.0 6 - - 1 1 6 - Thomas Davis 85 56 29 2.0 8 1 1 2 4 1 1 Kurt Coleman 55 43 12 - 3 - - 2 20 2 1 Daryl Worley 42 36 6 1.0 - - - - - 5 - Shaq Thompson 41 32 9 - - - 2 - - 2 1 James Bradberry 33 30 3 - - - - 1 16 6 - Tre Boston 31 25 6 2.0 - - - 1 22 3 - Kawann Short 30 23 7 3.0 11 - - - - 2 - Robert McClain 29 20 9 0.5 - - - - - 1 - Charles Johnson 21 17 4 2.0 23 3 - - - 2 - Leonard Johnson 21 15 6 1.0 2 ------Kony Ealy 20 13 7 2.0 6 - - 1 7 2 - Mario Addison 16 11 5 6.5 17 2 1 - - 1 - Star Lotulelei 16 11 5 4.0 9 1 - - - 1 - Michael Griffin 14 8 6 ------Bené Benwikere 10 9 1 - - - - 1 1 3 - Kyle Love 10 7 3 1.5 1 ------Zack Sanchez 7 6 1 ------Teddy Williams 7 6 1 - - - - 1 19 1 - Vernon Butler 6 4 2 1.5 1 - - - - 2 - Lavar Edwards 6 4 2 1.0 3 ------Wes Horton 5 4 1 ------A.J. Klein 5 4 1 - 1 ------Paul Soliai 5 4 1 - 2 ------Colin Jones 2 1 1 ------David Mayo 2 2 0 ------Ryan Delaire 1 1 0 ------CAROLINA PANTHERS 2016 REGULAR SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS

PLAYER TACKLES FF FR BLK David Mayo 9 - - - Joe Webb 5 - - - Colin Jones 4 - - - Jared Norris 4 - - - Jeremy Cash 3 - - - Graham Gano 3 - - - Fozzy Whittaker 3 - - - Michael Griffin 2 - - - J.J. Jansen 2 - - - A.J. Klein 2 - - - Robert McClain 2 - - - Mario Addison 1 - - - Tre Boston 1 - - - Corey Brown 1 - - - Kurt Coleman 1 - - - Ryan Delaire 1 - - - Ed Dickson 1 - - - Andy Lee 1 - - - Zack Sanchez 1 - - - Shaq Thompson 1 - - - Daryl Worley 1 - - - Vernon Butler 0 - - 1 Defensive and special teams statistics based on coaches' film review.