Charles Spencer waived.. [Claimed by Panthers, Later waived again]

[KJ3]

so spencer said it...now fox says it...if his knee is fine and he justs needs to get "in shape" why would they let him go? why would the panthers let him go?

[cadams]

well, if he isnt in shape, and it is a big enough issue that he got cut twice, they must think he isn't going to be able to get where he needs to be no matter what.

[kravix]

Originally Posted by KJ3

so spencer said it...now fox says it...if his knee is fine and he justs needs to get "in shape" why would they let him go? why would the panthers let him go?

Two years of no football. Had he been 100% in the offseason and working as hard as the rest of the team he would probably still be slightly out of shape. I imagine his football skills are slightly degraded also, and he will need lots of reps and coaching to get back even to where he was as a rookie.

Roster spots are too valuable to hold onto someone that has as much baggage as he is comming in with.

[Joshua]

Seems like there were 2 storylines on Spencer. One was that he was doing all he could but his recovery was just slow going. On the other hand, there were rumors that Spencer wasn't doing all he could. Lance Zierlein repeatedly said that one of the primary reasons Spencer's rehab was so slow going was because he never lost the weight necessary to properly rehab and
Spencer bore at least a fair amount of the blame for his inability to recover. Looks like that may have been true.

[NBT]

The guy obviously pretty much had a weight problem all his life. If he works on getting (1) the weight down, and (2) gets in shape, which goes along with #1, I would love to see us sign him to the P.S. Just wishful thinking.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by Joshua

Lance Zierlein repeatedly said that one of the primary reasons Spencer's rehab was so slow going was because he never lost the weight necessary to properly rehab and
Spencer bore at least a fair amount of the blame for his inability to recover. Looks like that may have been true.

Meanwhile, general manager Rick Smith said today that the Texans could bring back guard Charles Spencer and sign him to the practice squad. After the Texans waived Spencer in July, Carolina claimed him. The Panthers waived him Thursday, saying he was too out of shape to contribute.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...s/5931910.html
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More & more people in Houston are coming to the conclusion that LZ is our top NFL journalist in town.
But at any rate, looks like there's a chance Spencers career in Houston may not be over quite yet.

[mussop]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

More & more people in Houston are coming to the conclusion that LZ is our top NFL journalist in town.

No one else is even close.