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       Keeping it in House
   DIR By: PWTRPWR
       Date: March 21, 2015, 10:52 am
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       CHARLOTTE – When tight end Ed Dickson signed his three-year
       contract Thursday morning, he became the 11th player in the last
       10 days to put pen to paper at Bank of America Stadium – the
       ninth who played for the Panthers last year.
       The signing of Dickson isn't going to make a lot of headlines,
       but it's another move at the outset of free agency that makes
       sense for what Carolina wants to accomplish this offseason.
       "Substance is more important than splash," general manager Dave
       Gettleman said. "I've seen plenty of teams win the Super Bowl in
       March; the idea is to win the Super Bowl in February. That's the
       goal."
       Dickson, who caught three passes for 49 yards and a touchdown in
       the final two regular season games and added three catches for
       67 yards in two postseason games, became the fourth potential
       unrestricted free agent to re-sign with the back-to-back NFC
       South champions since March 3. He followed defensive tackles
       Colin Cole and Dwan Edwardsand do-everything quarterback Joe
       Webb.
       "It's about evaluating your players, evaluating your team and
       keeping the right guys," Gettleman said. "We're excited that we
       could sign Dwan, sign Ed, get Joe Webb back, get Colin Cole
       back. All of those guys are important and contributed to us
       being in the playoffs."
       The Panthers also retained four of their five exclusive rights
       free agents: running back Fozzy Whittaker, wide receiver Breton
       Bersin, offensive lineman Brian Folkerts and linebacker Ben
       Jacobs.
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