SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) -- Dwayne Jarrett laughed Sunday when told he's the same age as Carolina rookie teammate Brandon LaFell, fully aware of the implications.
At 23, LaFell is considered the future of the Panthers' receivers. At 23, the bust label is gaining steam for Jarrett after three ineffective seasons that's produced as many arrests as touchdown catches.
Only Jarrett on Sunday looked and sounded like a different person. He talked of how he's finally matured, slimmed down, got fit, is comfortable with the offense and not ready to concede the open starting job to LaFell or anybody else.
The 6-foot-4 Jarrett has had a good training camp. Down 9 pounds to 209, he looks quicker, yet still has the size to make difficult catches in traffic.
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