Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- The Carolina Panthers just finished becoming the last NFL team to report to camp. All indications are they're all here and we'll get confirmation on that from coach John Fox when he speaks to members of the media at 5 p.m.
But defensive end Julius Peppers is definitely here. He didn't speak to the large group of media outside the dorms where the players stay, but he did speak to The Charlotte Observer on Saturday and said "nobody has to worry about me taking plays or games off.''
Steve Smith and Jake Delhomme were among the veteran players who did speak to the media as the players checked in. Smith had some interesting comments as he talked about maturing and not wanting another incident like last year's camp fight with Ken Lucas. Delhomme talked about putting his disastrous performance in the playoff loss to Arizona behind him.
I'll be back in a bit with more details on what Smith and Delhomme had to say.
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Yasinskas joined ESPN.com in January 2008 after covering the Carolina Panthers for The Charlotte Observer for nine seasons. He began his journalism career with The Tampa Tribune in 1990.