Aug 25 - By Mike Cranston, AP Sports Writer
After his failed campaign to leave Carolina and with his salary cap-busting $16.7 million salary, Julius Peppers was sure to face intense scrutiny this season.
Jul 15 - By Mike Cranston, AP Sports Writer
The deadline for the Carolina Panthers to reach a long-term deal with franchise defensive end Julius Peppers has passed without an agreement.

Jun 24 - By Mike Cranston, AP Sports Writer
With one signature, Julius Peppers went from a disgruntled star seeking to leave town to a rich man who may stick around in Carolina for awhile.

May 1 - By Mike Cranston, AP Sports Writer
It would be understandable if Julius Peppers' teammates were angry. First the four-time Pro Bowl defensive end announced he had "maxed out" in Carolina and would never sign a long-term deal. Then he sought a trade when the Panthers placed the franchise tag on him.

Mar 16 - By Mike Cranston, AP Sports Writer
Julius Peppers wants out of Carolina and wouldn't mind going to New England. The Panthers will let him go only for what they feel is fair compensation. The long-running offseason drama involving the four-time Pro Bowl defensive end is nowhere near a resolution, leaving the Panthers without salary-cap space and Peppers' future uncertain.

Feb 19 - By Mike Cranston, AP Sports Writer
The Carolina Panthers placed the franchise tag on Julius Peppers Thursday, setting up a potential nasty showdown with their four-time Pro Bowl defensive end who wants to play elsewhere next season.
Feb 18 - By Evan Silva, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
The deadline to place the franchise tag on NFL players was 4 p.m. ET on Feb. 19. Here's a list of players who were franchised and the expected salaries because of the franchise tag.

Feb 14 - By Mike Cranston, AP Sports Writer
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.

Feb 4 - By Tom E. Curran, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
The window for declaring franchise players is now open. Until February 19, any team that wants to lock down a soon-to-be free agent can use its franchise designation on that player. If they don’t get it done by then, the player’s hitting the open market.

Feb 4 - By Dan Pompei, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
If football season is over, that means the free agent season is about to begin. With that in mind, here, in alphabetical order, are the best 25 players who are in position to become free agents.
Jan 17 - By Mike Cranston, AP Sports Writer
After spending his entire life in North Carolina, Julius Peppers wants out.
Oct 3 - By Associated Press
The NFL has fined Carolina Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers $10,000 for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan.
Aug 15 - By Garance Burke, Associated Press Writer
Federal inspectors at U.S. border crossings repeatedly turned back filthy, disease-ridden shipments of peppers from Mexico in the months before a salmonella outbreak that sickened 1,400 people was finally traced to Mexican chilies.

Jul 25 - By Lauran Neergaard, AP Medical Writer
Only jalapeno peppers grown in Mexico are implicated in the nationwide salmonella outbreak, the government announced Friday in clearing the U.S. crop.
Jul 23 - By Lauran Neergaard, AP Medical Writer
It was a hot lead for detectives on a cold case. People suddenly were getting salmonella at a Minnesota restaurant more than 1,000 miles from the center of the nation's outbreak.
Dec 26 - By Mike Cranston, AP Sports Writer
Julius Peppers' disappointing season is over.

Oct 29 - By Lauran Neergaard, AP Medical Writer
Devil's Revenge. Spontaneous Combustion. Hot sauces have names like that for a reason. Now scientists are testing if the stuff that makes the sauces so savage can tame the pain of surgery.