Still fast, still furious: Peppers back in Carolina for big money

Posted Aug 11, 2009
The big blur, clad in a light-blue jersey and swimming around the corner with textbook hand technique, shot off the line of scrimmage and into the backfield as if propelled by a rocket. It was a one-on-one pass-rush drill in the Carolina Panthers training camp, and even an untrained eye can spot the difference when it is Julius Peppers' turn to take a rush. (USA Today)

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