There were no setbacks on Monday as quarterback Jake Delhomme stepped up his rehab and threw some passes with a regular football. To be clear, Panthers general manager Marty Hurney said Delhomme has thrown a few passes over the previous two weeks with a real football prior and that he's "continuing to make progress."

   "Everything is going well so far," said Hurney, adding that the team expects Delhomme to be ready for training camp.

   Delhomme was unavailable for comment on Monday.

    *Hurney, coach John Fox and director of college scouting Don Gregory have begun putting the final touches on the team's draft board.

   "We're in the stage where we're getting together with the coaches and talking things out," Hurney said. "We'll be meeting a lot for the next three weeks and we'll go over the final touches. We'll sort out things position by position and the areas we need to have a better feel for."

   The NFL draft is April 26-27.

   *The Panthers have interviewed a number of free agent defensive tackles this off-season -- Ian Scott, Rod Coleman and Darwin Walker are included in that mix -- but have yet to sign anyone. That could change depending on what the Panthers do in the NFL draft.

   "Right now we have four defensive tackles on the roster, so we'll go through the draft and see what happens," Hurney said. "As with every position, we're always looking to improve and we'll continue to do that."