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The Carolina Panthers found themselves in a strange spot on Monday in the first practice after a bye week.

But punter Michael Palardy found a potential opportunity to brush the dust off a skill not many know he possesses.womens Michael Palardy Jersey

Derek Anderson and Garrett Gilbertwere sick and contagious and had to be sent home from the team’s facilities,womens Matt Kalil Jersey,The Panthers’ two backup quarterbacks coach Ron Rivera said.

That left starter Cam Newton alone as the only player who could get receivers their repetitions out of the bye – or so the team thought.,womens Star Lotulelei Jersey

Rivera called over Palardy as the team was stretching, and told him they’d probably go with him as a backup arm in a period of drills that day,Authentic Daryl Williams Jersey,Instead,womens Daryl Williams Jersey, during which Palardy would take nine snaps at quarterback.

as opposed to a punter.,Palardy all but skipped delightfully back across the field to tell his fellow specialists, who immediately began hooting with glee. Long snapper J.J. Jansen also wondered aloud what this year’s franchise tag contract looks like for a quarterback

” said Palardy. “I was so, so excited. ... I haven’t taken live snaps since I was 15. I was relishing the moment. I was like,“I was so pumped, ‘I’m excited. I’m pumped.’womens Kelvin Benjamin Jersey

he’d just stay on the field to notch the extra point.,The punter attended St. Thomas Aquinas High in Florida, where he played quarterback his freshman and sophomore years. He also kicked and punted, a noted powerhouse in high school football, so if he threw a touchdown pass[url=-http://www.pantherscheapstore.com/thomas-davis-jersey-cheap]womens Thomas Davis Sr Jersey[/url],

“I was always out there for first, third or fourth down, if I threw the touchdown or whatever it was,” he said. “If I had to punt,second, I’d throw the extra point. And then I’d stay out for the ensuing kickoff and kick (the ball) off.”,womens Mike Adams Jersey, I punted. If I had to kick,I kicked. And then once we scored

who is on the Detroit Lions roster after playing for Iowa and Michigan, and Ryan Becker,Authentic Russell Shepard JerseyPalardy was ultimately beaten out at quarterback by Jake Rudock, now the assistant director of football operations at Penn.

On Monday, he was also beaten out by quarterbacks coach Ken Dorsey as the go-to backup in camp.Authentic Michael Palardy Jersey,

Dorsey was the winningest quarterback in school history at the University of Miami, where he played from 1999-2002 and won a national title in 2001.womens Russell Shepard Jersey

His credentials at the position do outweigh Palardy’s, but the punter still said he was “crushed” when Rivera decided to go with Dorsey instead (a reaction that caused the head coach to laugh out loud in his press conference later in the day).Authentic Star Lotulelei Jersey,

” Palardy said.,“Man, I was distraught. It was like somebody ripped my heart out and stepped on it

Kicker Graham Gano reacted by ripping off his beanie and animatedly throwing it to the ground when a dejected Palardy shared the news.,'Authentic Matt Kalil Jersey

but Palardy joked that he would have gone 9-for-9 in the drill.,Dorsey was intercepted once in practice, by safety Jairus ByrdAuthentic Thomas Davis Sr Jersey,

with an average of 43.3 yards per punt.,Rivera said he just wanted to preserve the health of the punter, who ranks No. 5 in the NFL in net puntingAuthentic Kelvin Benjamin Jersey<,

and Palardy’s a little bit more valuable. We can’t have someone running into him.”,'''' Authentic Mike Adams Jersey“We figured it was safer than having Palardy do it,” Rivera grinned. “We figured Kenny’s expendable