October 29, 2008 Carolina has signed kicker John Kasay to a four-year extension, according to CarolinaGrowl.com. "I just turned 39 the other day. Announcing that I would be signing another contract, well I thought it would be more of a retirement speech a few years ago," Kasay said.
Our View:The deal means Kasay will be in uniform with the team until he is 43, barring injury. He has made each of his 16 field goal attempts this season, including all eight from 40 or more yards.
October 25, 2008 John Kasay is nearing two milestones, according to the Charlotte Observer. He needs only one more field goal to tie him with Jan Stenerud for eighth on the NFL's all-time field-goals-made list with 373. He needs three to tie his own record of 22 consecutive field goals made, dating back to last season.
Our View:Kasay turns 39 next week and is the last remaining original member of the Panthers.
July 4, 2008 John Kasay may lose his kickoff responsibilities when the season starts, although he would remain the Panthers field goal kicker, according to Scout.com. He may be replaced by Rhys Lloyd. "If that's going to make us better, that's who we'll keep," said Carolina coach John Fox.
Our View:Kasay can still perform on field goals. He was 24 of 28, including two-for-two from 50+ yards, He remains a viable option in the final round of fantasy drafts.
June 11, 2008 John Kasay may be relieved of kickoff duties this season, according to the Charlotte Observer. Rhys (pronounced Reese) Lloyd, an Englishman with a cannon-like right leg, has joined the 39 year-old in workouts. Kasay had just two kickoffs land in the end zone and kicked six out-of-bounds – most in the league. Signed by the Panthers for the final game of 2007, Lloyd equaled Kasay's season-long total in one game by knocking two kickoffs into the end zone for touchbacks against Tampa Bay.
Our View:Kasay's kickoffs often gave opponents excellent field position as Carolina struggled to a 7-9 record. Having a kicker with Lloyd's distance could at least solve that problem.
December 6, 2004 John Kasay returned Sunday from a two-game absence and had no problems with his strained calf, as he kicked a Panthers' record six field goals.
