Carolina Panthers Have Accepted the Idea of Life Without Peppers

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Published: June 10, 2009

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... Julius Peppers may not be a suit up for the Carolina Panthers this season, nor will he be on a different team, perhaps until next season.

The Panthers have done a great job this offseason of masking the fact and the idea that Peppers will sit out the 2009 season, all because he hasn't been traded to a team of his choosing.

For anyone who can't read the blatantly obvious writing on the wall, the Panthers have mentally moved on, casting Peppers into football's version of limbo.

Carolina tried anything it could to keep Peppers and appease his wants by offering everything short of switching the entire defensive style to a 3-4 scheme.

Last season Carolina offered Peppers a lucrative contract extension that would have made him the highest paid defensive end in the league. Peppers turned down the team's offer.

During the regular season, Peppers performed exceptionally well, compared to previous seasons, having his best season in Carolina yet.

Life wa...

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