Kawann Short

Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly said one of the things that makes veteran linebacker Jon Beason so effective is Beason's ability to communicate on the field. Beason was talking plenty Monday night, directing traffic as he and 15 teammates...

NFL Team Report - Carolina Panthers - INSIDE SLANT Through almost two decades of taking part in the NFL Draft, the Panthers had used a top-50 pick on a defensive tackle just once, taking Kris Jenkins with the 44th overall selection in 2001. Last month,...

The Sports Xchange EditorsNote: subbing all NFL roundup: Mathieu will let his actions speak for him As expected, much of the attention at the Arizona Cardinals' rookie minicamp over the weekend was on defensive back Tyrann Mathieu, the team's third-...

The Sports Xchange Panther rookies Lotulelei, Short bonding Through almost two decades of taking part in the NFL Draft, the Panthers used a top-50 pick on a defensive tackle just once, taking Kris Jenkins with the 44th-overall selection in 2001. Last...

Star Lotulelei and Kawann Short, the Panthers' first- and second-round picks in the April draft, are both big and play defensive tackle. That's where the comparisons end. Lotulelei is known best as a run-stuffer, Short a pass rusher. Lotulelei was...

Even though Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera couldn't stop himself from looking to the future with draft picks Star Lotulelei and Kawann Short, he mentioned two undrafted defensive backs who stood out the most to him Friday. At the first day of rookie...

When the Panthers drafted a pair of defensive tackles in the third round in 2011, team officials hoped Sione Fua and Terrell McClain would clog the middle of the interior defense for years to come. So much for that. Two years later, the Panthers...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Carolina Panthers - INSIDE SLANT Even as the Carolina Panthers plan to meet their newest players in a rookie minicamp this weekend, they took time to pay gratitude to one of the most tenured veterans in franchise...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Carolina Panthers - INSIDE SLANT Coming into the 2013 NFL Draft, the Panthers could've been looking at filling a number of needs. They have a suspect offensive line, they could use another playmaking receiver, they'...

South BUCS: Tampa Bay stayed patient and filled some needs, moving up to draft Roy Miller's replacement in DT Akeem Spence. CB Johnthan Banks will have every chance to compete for a starting job while QB Mike Glennon is worth a look. Hulking DE...

* compensatory selection Arizona Cardinals B 1 (7) Jonathan Cooper, g, North Carolina 2 (45) Kevin Minter, lb, LSU 3 (69) Tyrann Mathieu, db, LSU 4 (103) Alex Okafor, lb, Texas 4 (116) Earl Watford, g, James Madison 5 (140) Stepfan Taylor,...

NFC East Dallas Cowboys CThe Cowboys were the most hotly debated team after the first round. Did they get enough in a trade with the 49ers? Did they reach to take Frederick? They rebounded nicely by taking the best available the rest of the way, but...