BREAKING: Panthers, Bradley Bozeman Agree to New Deal

Monday evening, the Carolina Panthers announced that they have agreed to terms on a three-year deal with center Bradley Bozeman.

As the team entered training camp, it became clear that Bozeman would focus solely on playing center. The battle between him and Elflein was a good one but it came to an abrupt end midway through the preseason when Bozeman injured his ankle in a joint practice with the New England Patriots.

Bozeman made a quick recovery and was pretty close to 100% for the season-opener but the coaching staff continued to roll with Elflein, who held the job down for the first six games until he was put on season-ending injured reserve with a hip injury. This allowed Bozeman the opportunity he thought he would get when he signed with the team back in the spring - to start.

Elflein did a decent job but once Bozeman was inserted into the starting lineup, the offensive line and the offense as a whole improved drastically. They found their identity with Bozeman in running the football and being a physical heavy-handed offense.

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