Cobi Hamilton

[SC Hogman]

CHARLOTTE –The Panthers signed offensive tackle Donald Hawkins, who spent the entire 2014 season on the Dallas Cowboys' 53-man roster, to a future contract today. Hawkins appeared in one game for the Cowboys as a rookie, then spent last season on the Miami and San Francisco practice squads.

The Panthers previously signed wide receiver Cobi Hamilton, defensive end Larry Webster, guards David Yankey and Tyler Larsen, center Matt Masifilo, defensive tackle Eric Crume and cornerback Travell Dixon. Hamilton was a sixth-round pick by the Bengals in 2013. Webster was a fourth-round pick by the Lions in 2014, and Yankey was a fifth-round pick by the Vikings in 2014.

The contracts are referred to as "future" contracts because even though the players have signed, they do not officially become members of the roster until the beginning of the new league year – March 9.

Future contracts essentially allow teams to sign players for the 2016 season even though it has not begun yet. Only players who are not on an NFL team's 53-man active roster at the conclusion of the regular season are eligible for these contracts.

[Razorbacks_77]

Cobi*

[TebowHater]

Yup. A lot hating Cam but he helped Cobi.
http://arkansas.247sports.com/Bolt/Cam-Newton-drawing-lots-of-criticism-but-helps-former-Razorback-43575206

[flagstaffhog]

Go HOGS Go!

[FreshHog]

Well thats a cool story of Cam helping him out with the panthers front office.

SEC players prob like to take care of each other when they can. Nice to see.

[Jackrabbit Hog]

Well thats a cool story of Cam helping him out with the panthers front office.

SEC players prob like to take care of each other when they can. Nice to see.

Wonder if he's help Cobi if he was an Alabama grad?

[DeltaBoy]

Classy move by CAM!  Kid is not Prefect but over all he a pretty good fella.

[RazrRila99]

What did Cobi do against Auburn in 2010?  Maybe Cam saw and remembered that part of the game after Tyler came in and threw the ball around the park? 

[hoglady]

Nice move by Cam to help out one of our Hogs.
Hope Cobi makes the most of this chance and helps the Panthers at the receiver position.

[hawganatic]

$650,000 and that's a low end contract.  It takes most people 12-15 years to make that kind of money....

[Captain Morgan]

When Carolina has scrub WRs like Ted Ginn and Jerrico Cotchery it's probably wise to improve that position and Cobi Hamilton is better than both of those scrubs.

[Horsesrus]

Happy for Cobi, but the writer missed the Super Bowl score from three days ago.

[al2305]

$650,000 and that's a low end contract.  It takes most people 12-15 years to make that kind of money....

True but the problem is it takes these kids about 3months to spend it.

[k.c.hawg]

$650,000 and that's a low end contract.  It takes most people 12-15 years to make that kind of money....

Zero $$$ are guaranteed. If he doesn't make the team he will never see a penny of it. Training camp pays about $100 a day.

[Jackrabbit Hog]

When Carolina has scrub WRs like Ted Ginn and Jerrico Cotchery it's probably wise to improve that position and Cobi Hamilton is better than both of those scrubs.

Carolina may have had the worst receiving corps of any team that's ever made it to the Super Bowl (Olsen the TE excepted).  Of course, with Cam throwing everything ten feet over their heads, it didn't really matter.

[upperdeck_hawg]

I cant believe we gave up 65 that game

[LZH]

I cant believe we gave up 65 that game

I'm not one to usually bring these things up post-game, but it's pretty safe to say that 14 of those points were pure gifts..... compliments of the SEC office in Birmingham.

[hei5manhog]

Very cool. If cobi still has that track speed he can play in that offense. One of my favorite hogs. Best of luck to him. Shame it didn't work out for Greg and Joe. I think Joe could have been a corner in the nfl but it was fun watching him play receiver all those years too. So it's really just hindsight.

[LRHawg]

I cant believe we gave up 65 that game

Was this the game where they fumbled on the goal line but they said the ball crossed the plane first? If it is, that's the game I almost threw my remote through my TV I was so mad at the ref's. We got jobbed hard that game.

[pondwater jack]

Was this the game where they fumbled on the goal line but they said the ball crossed the plane first? If it is, that's the game I almost threw my remote through my TV I was so mad at the ref's. We got jobbed hard that game.

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[HawgWild]

What did Cobi do against Auburn in 2010?  Maybe Cam saw and remembered that part of the game after Tyler came in and threw the ball around the park?

Cobi had 2 catches for 18 yards. Maybe Cam remembered Cobi's catch to end the first half against LSU.

[PorkSoda]

Carolina may have had the worst receiving corps of any team that's ever made it to the Super Bowl (Olsen the TE excepted).  Of course, with Cam throwing everything ten feet over their heads, it didn't really matter.

thats why he wants a tall receiver like cobi.

[PorkSoda]

Zero $$$ are guaranteed. If he doesn't make the team he will never see a penny of it. Training camp pays about $100 a day.

its crazy how many really good players struggle to make it in the league.  of our best receiving corp in decades, only jarius wright has had any consistent success.

[hei5manhog]

its crazy how many really good players struggle to make it in the league.  of our best receiving corp in decades, only jarius wright has had any consistent success.

Jarius really blossomed. Gragg is still on a roster and playing. Childs would have been the best but obviously the injuries took him out.

[clutch]

its crazy how many really good players struggle to make it in the league.  of our best receiving corp in decades, only jarius wright has had any consistent success.

Childs was getting high praise from the Vikings before the double knee blowout. I think he would have been a very successful NFL player.

It is pretty crazy that only 1 of the WR's from that team stuck around in the NFL though. Those guys were good.

[Razor1997]

Ugh, it actually physically HURTS me to pay respect to a former Auburn player.  But I gotta do it.

Here's to you, Cam.  And after all, it's not your fault that the replay refs cheated twice in that game.

[LZH]

For the rest of my life, every time I see Hamilton's name in print I automatically hear that play-by-play guy's voice from the 2010 LSU game......"Cobi HAMILTON!"

[onebadrubi]

For the rest of my life, every time I see Hamilton's name in print I automatically hear that play-by-play guy's voice from the 2010 LSU game......"Cobi HAMILTON!"

I always just imagine petersons temper tantrum in the end zone

[Clinician Spice]

When Carolina has scrub WRs like Ted Ginn and Jerrico Cotchery it's probably wise to improve that position and Cobi Hamilton is better than both of those scrubs.

Ehh...Cotchery maybe, but he is on an NFL roster while Cobi hasn't been on one since...?


Anyways, I hope Cobi succeeds there, I always thought he would be a good NFL player.

[HighcountryHog]

For the rest of my life, every time I see Hamilton's name in print I automatically hear that play-by-play guy's voice from the 2010 LSU game......"Cobi HAMILTON!"

I still think the best part of the play was the two defenders closing on him and colliding head first into each other trying to put a lick on Cobi.  Losers deserved to hurt each other on that one.

[LZH]

I still think the best part of the play was the two defenders closing on him and colliding head first into each other trying to put a lick on Cobi.  Losers deserved to hurt each other on that one.

Both kids were just playing hard for their school and their teammates. That one boy could have been paralyzed for the rest of his life.......nobody deserves that.