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The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Carolina Panthers - INSIDE SLANT Starting at the top with owner Jerry Richardson, the Panthers have traditionally been a conservative, non-flashy organization. The club's front-office staff, coaches and players...

NFL Team Report - New York Giants - INSIDE SLANT After skipping out on the team's voluntary organized team activities, Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks, who is entering the final year of his rookie contract, was present Tuesday for the start of the...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New York Giants - INSIDE SLANT It seems that Mathias Kiwanuka, a first-round draft pick by the Giants in 2006, has the ability and attitude to play wherever coaches ask. So, with starting defensive end Jason Pierre-...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Carolina Panthers - INSIDE SLANT The Panthers wrapped up their final OTA session on Thursday in a steady rain, but as is likely the case for other teams, optimism about the work done in the past three weeks reigned...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New York Giants - INSIDE SLANT Spring OTAs with the Giants are a chance for younger players to step up and show the coaches that they belong on the roster. But with snaps generally limited, sometimes players get lost...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Carolina Panthers - INSIDE SLANT Cam Newton is bigger than your typical NFL quarterback. And while his size is one of his, well -- biggest advantages -- he decided to slim up a bit this offseason. Meeting with the...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New York Giants - INSIDE SLANT The absence of wide receiver Victor Cruz, who remains unsigned, was certainly no surprise to head coach Tom Coughlin. However, the absence of receiver Hakeem Nicks was unexpected. Just...

NFL Team Report - Carolina Panthers - INSIDE SLANT There's usually not much to take away from an NFL team's OTAs, but the Panthers were certainly pleased that all 90 of their players were here for the first week of workouts, which wrapped up Thursday....

The Sports Xchange EditorsNote: Updates with Barden signing Giants FB Hynoski to have surgery; Barden re-signed EAST RUTHERFORD, N. J. -- New York Giants fullback Henry Hynoski, who suffered a left leg injury during Wednesday's OTA workout when he...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N. J. -- The absence of wide receiver Victor Cruz, who remains unsigned, was certainly no surprise to head coach Tom Coughlin. However, the absence of receiver Hakeem Nicks was unexpected. Just a night before, he was in New York City...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New York Giants - INSIDE SLANT On the first day of the New York Giants rookie minicamp, a veteran stole the show. However, like those rookies, this once-prized player is still somewhat unproven. Linebacker Aaron...

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