Observations from FanFest on Saturday

Was more than a bit skeptical a few days ago when Jake Delhomme predicted tight end Jeff King would have a 10-year NFL career. Now, I'm becoming a believer. King caught several passes in the scrimmage and looked very smooth. He's going to be a bigger part of this offense than any tight end since Wesley Walls.

Been waiting for Eric Shelton to show anything since the start of camp. He finally did, but it wasn't good. He dropped an easy pass and fumbled a pitchout. It's time for the Panthers to admit they made a mistake with their second-round pick a couple years ago.

Thumbs up to linebacker Adam Seward. He was carted off the field with a thumb injury late in practice. He went into the locker room, got his thumb checked out and came back on the field to sign autographs.

It was good to see former Panthers defensive end Al Wallace on the sidelines. Wallace is one of the classiest people to ever come through the Carolina locker room. But it's hard to believe he's not in an NFL camp somewhere. He's in great shape and still wants to play. Some team is going to have injuries at defensive end and come after Wallace. He's still got a solid year or two in him. There were even some people in the Panthers locker room who thought Wallace should have been starting ahead of Mike Rucker.

Seward’s injury didn’t appear to be serious, but the knee injury to Terrence Melton didn’t look good. Linebackers Na’il Diggs and Brandon Jamison haven’t been practicing because they’re dinged up. First-round pick Jon Beason’s arrival in Charlotte late Saturday couldn’t have come at a better time.