Panthers Grab DT Ed Johnson

[Coachnorm]

The Carolina Panthers signed Ed Johnson to a one-year deal on Wednesday, adding a needed, run-stopping defensive tackle while taking a chance on a player with a checkered past.The 6-foot-2, 296-pound Johnson will be reunited with Carolina defensive coordinator Ron Meeks, who had the same job in Indianapolis in 2007 when Johnson started all 16 games and recorded 63 tackles as an undrafted rookie.


Johnson's career has declined since. The Colts waived him early in the 2008 season following his arrest on a marijuana possession charge. He was re-signed, then cut again early last season because coach Jim Caldwell said his play had slipped.
The 26-year-old Johnson also ran into trouble at Penn State, where he was temporarily kicked out of school and later suspended from a bowl game.

 

[Runnik's Hambones]

All I can say is good luck. Ed is a nice pick up but that's if he stays out of trouble. If they can get 16 games out of him than it was a great sign. They'll lose Peppers so the line needs all the help they can get, inside and out.

Carolina REALLY needs a damn QB and some younger WR talent to build... That team's future seems so bleak to me but they manage, year after year (aside from the most recent), to play well.