Observations from Tuesday's practice:

   1. Although the Panthers still have a walkthrough practice left on Wednesday morning, the players got a head start on celebrating the end of training camp, taping up five rookies to the goal post and dumping buckets of ice water and Gatorade over them. Among the victims were defensive lineman Nick Hayden, Casper Brinkley, linebacker Shaun Smith and defensive backs Charles Godfrey and Joe Fields.

   2. John Fox reiterated that Dwayne Jarrett's injury (leg bruise) is not serious. He said Jarrett should be back on the field well before the regular season opener.

   3. A brief pushing match broke out at practice between Hayden and tackle Rueben Riley during blocking drills, but both were quickly separated.

  4. In an unusual show of emotion, Julius Peppers jumped on the back of defensive tackle Maake Kemoeatu after Kemoeatu made a great play to stop a run. Peppers, who hasn't taken a day off from practice, seems fired up this season and that's good news for Carolina fans.

   5. The Panthers worked some on the hurry-up offense. The first-team scored when Jake Delhomme completed a pass to Travis Taylor in the end zone.

   6. James Anderson, who has had a quiet training camp, intercepted a Lester Ricard pass on Tuesday. Anderson's future is a little up in the air given the glut of linebackers in camp.

   7. Among those who did not practice on Tuesday were receivers Steve Smith, Dwayne Jarrett, D.J. Hackett and Ryne Robinson, tight ends Dante Rosario and Gary Barnidge, cornerbacks Ken Lucas and Chris Gamble, safety Chris Harris and defensive tackle Ian Scott.