Minicamp afternoon notes

Odds 'n ends from the afternoon practice:

QB Jake Delhomme took a rest and didn't participate after throwing 34 passes in individual drills this morning.

OLB Na'il Diggs sat out all day with a mild ankle injury. DT Stephen Williams missed the practices with a strained pectoral muscle, suffered when he was lifting weights.

Rookie RB Jonathan Stewart and holdover DeAngelo Williams are getting acquainted quickly. They were laughing as they walked off the practice field together.

Sure looks like the plan is to play Julius Peppers at right defensive end. He worked there again this afternoon. Tyler Brayton, a free agent signee from Oakland, is lining up with the starters at left end, Peppers' position the past six seasons.

You get the sense that Muhsin Muhammad, not D.J. Hackett, should be the favorite to start at the wide receiver spot opposite Steve Smith. Delhomme was among the people raving about the impact of Muhammad's return after three seasons in Chicago.

Coach John Fox likes the look of the team after numerous offseason changes. He said this morning that the newcomers added "energy" to the team.

Guard Toniu Fonoti looks to be lean and in very good shape. He's said to weigh about 330 pounds, far less than when his career flamed out in San Diego and Atlanta a few years ago. He's still only 26, so there's plenty of time for him to revive his career.

It's VERY odd seeing Charles Godfrey, the Panthers' third-round pick, wearing Mike Minter's former jersey no. 30. Godfrey may just get tired of people telling him he has big shoes to fill.

-- Charles Chandler