The Carolina Panthers inked their sixth-round selection, offensive tackle Joe Berger on Friday. Berger, who is 6-foot-5 and 303 pounds, played at Michigan Tech, where as a senior he was the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference lineman of the year.

Carolina Panthers? middle linebacker Dan Morgan is feeling a ?sense of urgency? to get an extension negotiated on his contract which is set to end after this upcoming season. "Obviously we've talked several times and exchanged some proposals, but we're not close to getting a deal done at this point," said agent Drew Rosenhaus, hired by Morgan after a recent switch from Tom Condon. "There is a sense of urgency at this point; anytime a player is entering the last year of his contract, there is a sense of urgency," Rosenhaus said. "You try to get a deal done before training camp, because once that starts, the player's tendency is to focus more on football.