Carolina Panthers Starters

                             Offense
                             =======

Pos  Name                Age   NFL Exp     How Acquired
---  ----                ---   --------    ------------
QB   Jake Delhomme       31     7th year   Unrestricted free agent, 2003
RB   Nick Goings         27     5th year   Unrestricted free agent, 2001
FB   Brad Hoover         29     6th year   Undrafted free agent, 2000
WR   Steve Smith         26     5th year   3rd round pick, 2001
WR   Keary Colbert       23     2nd year   2nd round pick, 2004
WR   Drew Carter         24     2nd year   5th round pick, 2004
WR   Ricky Proehl        37    16th year   Unrestricted free agent, 2003
TE   Kris Mangum         32     9th year   7th round pick, 1997
LT   Travelle Wharton    24     2nd year   3rd round pick, 2004
LG   Mike Wahle          28     8th year   Unrestricted free agent, 2005
C    Jeff Mitchell       31     9th year   Unrestricted free agent, 2001
RG   Tutan Reyes         28     6th year   Claimed off waivers, 2002
RT   Jordan Gross        25     3rd year   1st round pick, 2003

                             Defense
                             =======

Pos  Name                Age   NFL Exp     How Acquired
---  ----                ---   --------    ------------
LDE  Julius Peppers      25    4th year    1st round pick, 2002
LDT  Brentson Buckner    34   12th year    Unrestricted free agent, 2001
RDT  Jordan Carstens     25    2nd year    Unrestricted free agent, 2004
RDE  Mike Rucker         30    7th year    2nd round pick, 1999
SLB  Brandon Short       28    6th year    Unrestricted free agent, 2004
MLB  Dan Morgan          27    5th year    1st round pick, 2001
WLB  Will Witherspoon    25    4th year    3rd round pick, 2002
LCB  Chris Gamble        22    2nd year    1st round pick, 2004
RCB  Ken Lucas           27    5th year    Unrestricted free agent, 2005
SS   Marlon McCree       28    5th year    Unrestricted free agent, 2005
FS   Mike Minter         32    9th year    2nd round pick, 1997
NB   Ricky Manning Jr.   25    3rd year    3rd round pick, 2003


                             Special teams
                             =============

Pos  Name                Age   NFL Exp     How Acquired
---  ----                ---   --------    ------------
P    Jason Baker         27    5th year    Acquired in trade, 2005
K    John Kasay          36   15th year    Unrestricted free agent, 1995
KR   Rod Smart           29    5rd year    Claimed off waivers, 2002
KR   Jamal Robertson     29    4th year    Unrestricted free agent, 2004
PR   Steve Smith         26    5th year    3rd round pick, 2001

Coach - John Fox (4th year)
VP of Football Operations - Marty Hurney (4th year)
President - Mark Richardson
Owner - Jerry Richardson

Updated Jan 18, 12:06 pm EST
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