In/Out

Everyone who was supposed to practice did except for Bené Benwikere. The cornerback, who dealt with hamstring issues this spring, re-tweaked it recently. Coach Ron Rivera said the Panthers plan to be cautious with their top nickel corner, so Benwikere could miss at least a couple more days. Tight end Brandon Williams (groin) and receiver De’Andre Presley (shin) are starting camp on the PUP list.

Health Watch

The only injury scare was to running back Jordan Todman, who left about midway through practice. Turns out he was just dealing with a stomach bug. Before he went to get an IV, Todman showed good burst as a back, and just like in the spring, he was the No. 1 kickoff returner.

Top Plays

• Receiver Corey Brown looked like he had a step on cornerback Josh Norman, but the pass from Cam Newton was slightly underthrown. That gave Norman enough time to speed up and knock the ball away.

• Newton got the best of Norman later when he connected deep with wideout Jerricho Cotchery. Some think the 33 year old is on the chopping block, but he has at least another year of respectable production left in him.

  

• Kelvin Benjamin doesn’t catch too many deep balls — his longest reception as a rookie went for 51 yards. But late in practice, he slipped past cornerback Carrington Byndom to catch a 56-yarder from Derek Anderson.

Offensive MVP

Newton: Not the most original choice, but the most obvious. Healthy again, Newton missed some passes early, but later showed why he’s the straw that stirs the offense’s drink. He re-established his connection with Benjamin, teamed with Cotchery to beat Norman, and most importantly, took what the defense gave him.

“He really had a good grasp, a good feel for what we’re doing and how we’re trying to do it,” Rivera said. “He really seems to be grasping it and understanding what we need from him.”

Defensive MVP

CB Melvin White: He needs a good camp to remain on the roster, and he got off to a good start. The third-year veteran outbattled rookie Devin Funchess to snag an interception on the sideline. White also provided the night’s most ironic line when he yelled, “Hey, 1-9, we’re glad you’re back, baby!” to Ted Ginn. Six months ago, White caused Ginn to fumble on a punt return in the biggest play of the Panthers’ playoff win over the Cardinals.

Other Observations

• Fans = excited

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• The Panthers debuted new practice uniforms, and they really do look sharp. Especially the blue ones.

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• The first teams remained pretty much the same from the spring:
  • Offense — QB Newton, RB Jonathan Stewart, FB Mike Tolbert, WR Benjamin/Brown/rotation, LT Michael Oher, LG Andrew Norwell, C Ryan Kalil, RG Trai Turner, RT Mike Remmers
  • Defense — DE Charles Johnson, DT Star Lotulelei, DT Kawann Short, DE Frank Alexander (rotation), SLB Thomas Davis, MLB Luke Kuechly, WLB A.J. Klein, CB Josh Norman, CB Charles Tillman, NCB Colin Jones, SS Roman Harper, FS Tre Boston

• The most notable second-teamer was offensive tackle Nate Chandler. After undergoing toe and knee surgeries, last year’s opening day right tackle was Oher’s backup on the left side.

• Even though Alexander got the first crack at earning the second starting spot at defensive end, Rivera said that position is still very much a rotation situation, and someone else will begin there Saturday.

• After hauling in a screen pass from Anderson, running back Fozzy Whittaker sprinted past the defense and down the sideline into the end zone.

• Brown had a bad drop that was intercepted by safety Kurt Coleman after it was tipped by safety Robert Lester.

• Receiver Marcus Lucas took some reps with the tight ends. He’s 6-foot-4, 235 pounds, so the experiment makes sense. Lucas made a mark early when brought in a 20-yard lob from Joe Webb.

• Receiver Damiere Byrd seemed to make at least one big play during every spring practice, and he had one again Friday. The speedy undrafted rookie connected with Webb on a deep ball that burned the defense.

• Linebacker Thomas Davis has gone the Steve Smith route. At least with his jersey.

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• First-round pick Shaq Thompson began camp like how he finished the spring — behind Klein. For now.

• It wasn’t the best night for linebacker Luke Kuechly. First, there was a rare moment of anger with a teammate. When receiver Stephen Hill stiff-armed him in the face mask, Kuechly screamed, “Come on, man!” Hill immediately ran back to apologize. Later, Kuechly couldn’t hang on to what should have been an interception. The ball instead bounced softly into the hands of tight end Greg Olsen. Kuechly then slapped his helmet in frustration.

• Former Panthers’ safety Chris Harris (’07-’09) has joined Carolina’s staff as a coaching intern. Harris spent the past two seasons as Chicago’s defensive quality control coach.

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