Several big-name Panthers may not be back next season | Charlotte Observer

For all the uncertainty surrounding this Carolina Panthers offseason – what with the franchise being for sale, the team needing to solidify a general manager, potential coaching departures by defensive coordinator Steve Wilks and others – it’s almost easy to forget the actual football team and its players.

And in that regard, there is just as much uncertainty, especially for some of the team’s big-name players. Julius Peppers, Jonathan Stewart, and Charles Johnson could all have played their final games in a Panthers uniform. The same goes for Peppers’ fellow soon-to-be free agents Star Lotulelei and Andrew Norwell.

Start with Peppers, whose return to Charlotte proved to be a perfect pairing…