The Panthers announced their final cuts late Friday night. Here’s a look at their 53-man roster heading into Week One.   

QB (3) -- Cam Newton (2nd year, Auburn), Derek Anderson (8th year, Oregon State), Jimmy Clausen (3rd year, Notre Dame).

RB (3) -- Jonathan Stewart (5th year, Oregon), DeAngelo Williams (7th year, Memphis), Mike Tolbert (5th year, Coastal Carolina)

WR (6) -- Steve Smith (12th year, Utah), Brandon LaFell (3rd year, LSU), Joe Adams (rookie, 4th round, Arkansas), Kealoha Pilares (2nd year, Hawaii), Louis Murphy (4th year, Florida), Armanti Edwards (3rd year, Appalachian State).

TE (4) -- Greg Olsen (6th year, Miami, FL), Ben Hartsock (9th year, Ohio State), Richie Brockel (2nd year, Boise State), Gary Barnidge (5th year, Louisville).

OL (9) -- Ryan Kalil (6th year, Southern California), Geoff Hangartner (8th year, Texas A&M), Amini Silatolu (rookie, 2nd round, Midwestern St.), Jordan Gross (10th year, Utah), Byron Bell (2nd year, New Mexico), Bruce Campbell (3rd year, Maryland), Garry Williams (4th year, Kentucky), Jeff Byers (1st year, Southern California), Mike Pollak (5th year, Arizona State).

DL (9) -- Charles Johnson (6th year, Georgia), Ron Edwards (12th year, Texas A&M), Greg Hardy (3rd year, Mississippi), Sione Fua (2nd year, Stanford), Frank Alexander (rookie, 4th round, Oklahoma), Antwan Applewhite (5th year, San Diego State), Frank Kearse (2nd year, Alabama A&M), Terrell McClain (2nd year, South Florida), Thomas Keiser (2nd year, Stanford).

LB (7) -- Jon Beason (6th year, Miami), Luke Kuechly (rookie, 1st round, Boston College), James Anderson (7th year, Virginia Tech), Jason Phillips (4th year, TCU), Jordan Senn (5th year, Portland State), Thomas Davis (8th year, Georgia), Kenny Onatolu (4th year, Nebraska-Omaha).

DB (9) -- Chris Gamble (9th year, Ohio State), Captain Munnerlyn (4th year, South Carolina), Josh Norman (rookie, 5th round, Coastal Carolina), Charles Godfrey (5th year, Iowa), Haruki Nakamura (5th year, Cincinnati), Sherrod Martin (4th year, Troy), Josh Thomas (2nd year, Buffalo), Colin Jones (2nd year, TCU), D.J. Campbell (rookie, 7th round, California).

Special teams (3) -- K Justin Medlock (1st year, UCLA), P Brad Nortman (rookie, 6th round, Wisconsin), LS J.J. Jansen(5th year, Notre Dame).

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