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The Carolina Panthers haven't approached LB Jon Beason about restructuring his deal.
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Carolina Panthers LB Jon Beason (knee, shoulder) is not expected to participate in June minicamps.
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Carolina Panthers LB Jon Beason said he will be better than he was pre-injury in 2013. "I'll be better," Beason said. "I can't even fathom not being better than I previously was. Especially, when you get to this stage of your career, mentally you know how to prepare and those are the things that you're focusing on more."
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Carolina Panthers LB Jon Beason said he expects to play the weakside linebacker position next season.
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Carolina Panthers LB Jon Beason (knee) said Wednesday, April 3, in a radio interview that he has the ability to play outside linebacker after spending nearly his career with the Panthers in the middle. 'I've done great things, but things but I also know I have the ability to play outside. Watching (LB Luke Kuechly), watching him mature and make plays and seeing how dynamic he is, I just want to get out there and do the same thing.' Beason said he believes he'll be ready for training camp.
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Carolina Panthers general manager David Gettleman said he is confident LB Jon Beason (knee, shoulder) will be able to hold up for an entire season. 'We're pleased with his progress. He's working extremely hard. He's a professional, and he wants to play,' Gettleman said. 'At the end of the day Jon Beason's a football player. That's what he wants. He's working very hard at his rehab and we're very confident that he'll be fine.'
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Carolina Panthers LB Jon Beason is willing to play outside linebacker after the emergence of LB Luke Kuechly at middle linebacker this past season. 'I was drafted as an outside linebacker. I can play the position. I am familiar with the position. Some people may think I'm built for the position,' Beason said. 'But what we did not know before moving to the MIKE, was that my personality is geared toward being a MIKE linebacker.'
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The Carolina Panthers likely will look to restructure LB Jon Beason's contract this offseason in order to reduce his salary cap figure. The team would lose cap space if they released him because he still has $12 million in pro-rated money remaining.
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The Carolina Panthers may try to restructure LB Jon Beason's contract this offseason in order to decrease his salary cap number for 2013. He currently counts $9.5 million against next season's salary cap.
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Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera indicated LB Luke Kuechly could be the starting middle linebacker next season if he returns. He said Kuechly's skills indicate he is more of an inside linebacker while LB Jon Beason's skill sets allows him to play either inside or outside linebacker.
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