Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme concluded his third straight day of throwing on Sunday by stepping up the length of some of his tosses. Delhomme, who hadbeen limited to throwing no further than 15 and 20 yards the first two days of camp, stretched that out on Sunday to 30 and 40 yards during individual drills.

   His right arm looked strong and he didn't seem to favor it.

   “Things are going well," Delhomme said. "We're on a good program right now and things are on the right course. I’m extremely, extremely pleased.”

   Overall, Delhomme was pleased with how things went from a team perspective.

   "I thought we had a good camp and there are a lot of new faces and a lot of young guys that want to work," Delhomme said. "There are a lot of rookies, so there are a lot of wide eyes. But that's good. They got a taste. Now they get to go home for a couple of weeks and realize they need to get in better shape and be ready to work when we come back in June because we work fast and get a lot in."

   Delhomme hopes to begin throwing in team drills when players returns for three weeks OTAs (organized training sessions) in June. Either way, he's expected to be full go when the team reports to training camp in late July.

   DeAngelo Williams attended college at the University of Memphis, so he was rooting hard for the Tigers to beat Kansas in the NCAA men's basketball title game.

   In fact, Williams attended the game in San Antonio in person.

   He said he's still distraught the Tigers didn't foul the Jayhawks before Mario Chalmers hit a 3-point to tie the game and send it to overtime where Kansas eventually won.

   "I was in my seat trying to foul the guy from Kansas myself," Williams said. "They had the ball and I was like, 'Foul! Foul!' I would have got on the court but the security guard was right there! I wanted to commit the foul myself, but if had run out there I figure it would have meant like two technical foul shots..."

   At that point, coach John Fox, who was listening to Williams while waiting to be interviewed by reporters, interrupted and and said, "Yeah, and a set of handcuffs, too!"

   Funny stuff... Anyway, make sure to check out what Williams had to say about the team's decision to draft Jonathan Stewart in the first round.

Some notes from Friday morning's minicamp practice:

   1. Surprisingly, Jake Delhomme threw 34 passes on Friday, although he did not participate in any team drills. He only threw in individual drills. His arm looked strong. 

   2. First-round picks Jonathan Stewart (toe) and Jeff Otah (ankle) did not practice. Neither is expected to work this weekend. Otah should participate in the June camp, but Stewart probably won't practice until training camp.

   3. Middle linebacker Jon Beason did not practice on Friday after having tendon surgery on his wrist. He should be back in June. The surgery is considered minor.

   4. Muhsin Muhammad worked first team receiver and Charles Godfrey as the first team free safety.

   5. As expected, Jordan Gross moved to left tackle with Travelle Wharton going to left guard. Jeremy Bridges worked first team at right tackle with Otah out. Keydrick Vincent was the first-team right guard.

   6. Interesting note here -- the Panthers are working Juluis Peppers at right defensive end instead of left end. Nothing is set in stone but the team wants to try him there.

   7. Tight end Gary Bardnige showd impressive speed running routes.

   8. The Panthers signed defensive tackle Anthony Harris, a former Arena League player, and guard Eric Turney. The Panthers removed defensive tackle Brandon Jenkins from the roster after he failed his physical, sources said.

   9. OK, you really need a roster out here at practice. Jeff King is now No. 47. Charles Godfrey has Mike Minter's old number (30) and C Ryan Kalil is now No. 67.

   -- more to come --

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