TO is a Dallas Cowboy now

Carolina signs Keyshawn Johnson to 4 year deal. This looks like a pretty good deal for the Panthers. Smith is the only talented player at reciever for this team and the addition of Keyshawn could really make this team a contender.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2382797

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Originally Posted by ESPN

"He threatened me a couple of times to make this decision," Johnson quipped Friday after signing a four-year contract to play for the Panthers.

Johnson, who negotiated the contract himself while his agent serves a one-year suspension, got a $19 million deal that includes a $5 million signing bonus.

"Was I unreasonable?" he asked general manager Marty Hurney.

"Apparently not!" Hurney fired back.

Johnson becomes the complement to Smith that the Panthers lacked last season during their run to the NFC Championship Game. Smith was their only big playmaker, and teams could clamp down on him to stop Carolina's offense.

Johnson called Smith "the most dominant force in the NFL at wide receiver" and said he was looking forward to lining up next to him.

"I didn't come here to catch 100 balls," Johnson said. "I came here because I feel Carolina is the team with the best chance to get to the Super Bowl."

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Nice to see a deal go down, without a money hungry agent in the mix.

The funny thing is, he really meant to say Seattle. And I'm being serious. He wanted to come here more than anywhere else

Seattle has zero chance of getting back to the Super Bowl, so I doubt that's what he meant. You don't get every bounce two years in a row.

Oh, I think they have a pretty good chance of returning. They completely outplayed Pittsburgh in the Superbowl, and the AFC is supposed to be worlds better than the NFC. They have also made some nice additions in free agency, although they did lose Steve Hutchinson and Joe Jurevicius. The loss of Hutchinson hurts thier O-line, but they added Tom Ashworth to solidify the RT position. If Jackson and Engram can stay healthy losing Jurevicius won't be a big deal. They are also in the process of getting Nate Burleson away from the Vikings. He was injured alot of last year but played very in well in place of Moss in 2004. Plus they added Julian Peterson, which will immediately improve their defense, and Russell Davis who gives them a ridiculous amount of depth at DT.