Sat. afternoon minicamp notes

• The last guy off the practice field was Jordan Gross, who stayed late to work on the footwork he'll need playing left tackle instead of right tackle. As for his contract negotiations, Gross said he and the Panthers weren't way far apart, but it was obviously enough to keep a deal from getting done. He wanted more than the team offered. He said that wouldn't affect him when he's got his playing cleats on. But asked how he avoided taking it personally, he said kicker John Kasay advised him that football players have to wear different hats -- one for the field, one for business. Plus, Gross said he considered it an honor that the Panthers put the franchise tag on him. That way, he knows the team wants him.

• Wide receiver Jason Carter put on a show late in the practice. He caught a short pass and zig-zagged his way through the secondary, then made a dramatic one-handed grab in the end zone on the final play of the practice. After the one-hander, offensive tackle Jeremy Bridges ran over and gave Carter a high-flying chest bump. Carter's a prospect, no doubt about it. It'll be hard to make the Panthers' roster, but the young man can play.

• Just like Friday, quarterback Jake Delhomme threw some in the morning, but rested in the afternoon.

• Julius Peppers has worked exclusively at right defensive end in the four practices of the minicamp, with Tyler Brayton at left end.

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-- Charles Chandler