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The Carolina Panthers had better be sure they have a hard-working kitchen staff in place for training camp.
Two days after signing the enormous guard Toniu Fonoti, the Panthers have announced the signing of Milford Brown, a veteran guard who is listed at 330 pounds and looks even bigger than that. (Early this month the Panthers signed another free-agent guard, Keydrick Vincent, a 325-pounder who will be referred to in offensive line meetings as “the skinny guy.”)
Brown was an unrestricted free agent who played all 16 games last year for the St. Louis Rams, starting nine at left guard, two at right guard and four at right tackle. A six-year veteran, Brown has also played for the Arizona Cardinals and Houston Texans.
The well-traveled Brown played two seasons of junior college football at East Mississippi and one season at Florida State before entering the 2002 supplemental draft, where the Texans chose him with a sixth-round pick.
March 28th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
nice signing. continues a solid offseason for them. in this day and age, fa is as much about as providing options moreso than studs.
they entered this offseason with a lot of needs. they kept damione lewis, giving them an option inside without having their hand forced. they added a tyler brayton on the outside to give them depth at end. Landon Johnson’s production might not be all that different from Lance Briggs, and he comes at a much better price. They signed Chris Harris long term. They added a big RB complement. They picked up some WR options. They had big OL concerns this offseason, ranging from needing size inside and both tackles as free agents. Certainly, Wharton at guard isn’t desirable, but sitting at 13th, the chances of getting a top left tackle was debatable, and adding a solid player like Milford gives them options.
It’s all about options, and they’ve provided themselves with it. Instead of dealing up for an OT, as many had suspected, they could perhaps try to move up for, say Sedrick Ellis now and look for an OT in round 2. Or they can move up for an OT, say Clady, and give them good depth on the OL and allow them to make a play for a DT in the 2nd.
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