"Julius Peppers still wants out of Carolina, but he'll only agree to be traded to four teams, further complicating the Panthers' efforts to get compensation for the four-time Pro Bowl defensive end. On the eve of the deadline to place the franchise tag on Peppers, a person close to the player said Wednesday that the impending free agent wants to play for Dallas or three other unnamed teams, two of them in the NFC (Sportsline)."
The best option for the Panthers is to franchise Peppers and then trade him (like KC did last year with Allen). This would buy them more time, and if somehow they were not able to complete a deal that would still control him. Peppers is a hell of a player, but needs to be kept on a short leash, because he has a tendency to slack. The Cowboys just can't be a good fit, unless they clear some cap space (cutting TO would help), and I don't think that Peppers would do real well in that crazy locker room. It will be real interesting to see who the other 3 teams are.
In the end, he will eventually get dealt, because he will probably hold out if he doesn't. You would think he will go for a lot, but maybe not since he is forcing this trade so much.
**UPDATE** Panthers franchised Peppers right after they locked up Jordan Gross to a six-year deal. All this really does is keep Peppers under Panthers control long enough so they can trade them. The only update on the 4 team trade list is that it is rumored that the Packers may be one of those teams.
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