Carolina Panthers: What Are Their Chances Of Winning The NFC South?

I believed the Carolina Panthers had a chance to win the NFC South this year, but one of their most important players had to be a bonehead.

It was announced that Panthers WR Steve Smith has been suspended for the first two games of the upcoming NFL Season.

Steve Smith gave Panthers CB Ken Lucas a black eye and a broken nose during fridays practice. Smith was sent home by the Carolina Panthers.

The suspension will cost Smith more than $205,000, a fraction of his base salary. John Fox also seemed to issue a stern warning toward Smith and his future actions.

Steve Smith and Ken Lucas never really liked each other since Lucas came over in 2005, from Seattle.

“What (Smith) did was wrong and we take very serious and he is being punished severely for it,”  Head Coach John Fox said.

“Steve will be back with us,” Starting Qb Jake Delhomme said. “I know he’s extremely remorseful and he understands. But if we want to be a good football team we have to win without him.”

Smith will miss the season opener at the San Diego Chargers on Sept. 7 and the home opener the following Sunday against the Chicago Bears.

Back to the whole Carolina Panthers team, not just WR Steve Smith.

There NFL Draft looked like this:

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