Dave Daniels
Dave Daniels
Dave is a free-lance actor and writer based in Chicago. He has unfortunately been watching his hometown Washington Redskins most of his life, and now it is his pleasure to cover the Carolina Panthers for Rant as well as post NBA content from time to time.
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Ron Jaworski Ranks Cam Newton 15th Best QB in NFL
Ron Jaworski has ranked Cam Newton as the 15th best quarterback in the NFL. ESPN released that Newton was ranked No. 15 among returning quarterbacks. Interestingly, Newton comes in one spot ahead of San Francisco’s Alex Smith, who called out Newton last month as a quarterback who racks up large statistics without the accompanying wins. [...]
TweetNBA rumors: Ray Allen and Miami Heat Have “Mutual Interest”
Bill Simmons has written that Ray Allen “was doing everything short of handing out his résumé” to the Miami Heat after they eliminated the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The dance between Allen and the Heat continues. According to multiple league sources, there is mutual interest between Allen and the [...]
TweetCam Newton Fires Up Teams Before 7-on-7 Tournament
Cam Newton used to play in 7-on-7 tournaments in his hometown Atlanta, and was visibly pumped up as he fired up the 12 participating teams of the 7-on-7 flag football tournament the Carolina Panthers hosted last Tuesday. “How can you be on the football field and not be passionate?” Newton told the teams, giving a [...]
TweetNBA Rumors: Steve Nash Won’t Become a Laker, but Could Join the Miami Heat.
There was a rumor that Steve Nash had narrowed his list down to the Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, and Portland Trail Blazers, but it appears that after the two time MVP becomes an unrestricted free agent on July 1 he will keep his options open. “It sounds like a company line, but my situation really [...]
TweetSteve Smith Not in Favor of Bringing Plaxico Burress Aboard
Steve Smith doesn’t believe they need to add Plaxico Burress to the WR corps, despite fan and media pressure to do so. An unnamed source said that the Carolina Panthers weren’t interested as well. Burress, 34, expressed an interest in playing for the Panthers last week because of his family in Charlotte and the team’s [...]
TweetCarolina Panthers Safety Reggie Smith Hopeful Team Can Have 49ers-like Run This Year
Saftey Reggie Smith played for the San Francisco 49ers in 2011, and he is hopeful he can have a bigger role and that the Carolina Panthers can have similar success this year. “It’s an amazing feeling to have a city get behind you like that,” Smith said about last year’s NFC Championship Game. “I think [...]
TweetPlaxico Burress has Unrequited Interest in Carolina Panthers
Plaxico Burress sill says he wants to play for the Carolina Panthers. But apparently, the feeling isn’t mutual according to an unnamed source in Panthers management. “I’ve talked to Cam Newton several times he was down here this off-season throwing. I didn’t get the opportunity to go out and throw with him,” Burress said. “But [...]
TweetThe LeBron James Book Club Is 1 Win Away from NBA Championship
LeBron James is one win away from his first NBA championship in a post-season where he has taken up a curious habit: reading. LeBron has been working his way through “The Hunger Games”, “Shogun”, “West by West” (Jerry West’s autobiography), “The Fighter’s Mind”, and “The Tipping Point”, which Malcom Gladwell should get a kick out [...]
TweetWashington Wizards Receive Emeka Okafor from New Orleans Hornets from
The Washington Wizards have reached an agreement with the New Orleans Hornets on a trade to acquire Hornets center Emeka Okafor, according to anonymous sources close to the process. The Wizards receive Okafor and SF Trevor Ariza in exchange for Rashard Lewis and Washington’s No. 46 pick in next week’s draft. This is the rare [...]
TweetCarolina Panthers Have Room to Move Up in NFL Power Rankings
Ron Rivera and Cam Newton may like their initial position in the RantSports NFL< Power Rankings for one reason; they have plenty of room to move up. The Carolina Panthers are ranked 18th currently sitting behind the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons. The NFC South is generally up for grabs every year, and this [...]
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