The Panthers haven’t put Julius Peppers in their Hall of Honor (yet) James Color Rush Bradberry Jersey , but they have given him an office.The Panthers are hiring the future Hall of Famer, giving him the title of special assistant, business operations.“Julius is a special person and he will help us in a variety of ways,” Panthers vice president of external affairs Steven Drummond said. “His role is part special projects on the business side and part ambassadorship. We are giving him an opportunity to work in several parts of our business while also helping us engage and grow our business with fans and partners. He will be a tremendous asset.”Peppers made around $165 million playing football, so he knows something about earning money, but this gives him a chance to see the other side of the business at a time when the Panthers are about to renovate their stadium and build and develop a new practice facility.Peppers will have an office at the team facility Ian Thomas Jersey , and will be in the building several days a week. He retired after last season, fourth on the league’s all-time sack list with 159.5. Cam Newton confirmed his Lisfranc injury in a vlog Friday afternoon, revealing he sprained his mid-left foot in the third preseason game. “It happened — the unthinkable, so to speak,” Newton said in his post, via Brendan Marks of the . “Something else got hurt.”The Panthers quarterback called the injury “mild Curtis Samuel Color Rush Jersey ,” but said he does not know how long he will remain out. Newton missed last week’s victory over the Cardinals as backup Kyle Allen starred, and Newton won’t play this week against the Texans.Newton tried to play through the injury, knowing he wasn’t 100 percent. He said he could not even jog during pregame warmups before the season opener.“This is where I got in my own way,” said Newton, who had offseason shoulder surgery. “Because I thought automatically, I’ve got to play Week One. I can’t let my fans down.”It took a failed fourth-and-1 play from the Tampa Bay 2-yard line in Week Two Daeshon Hall Jersey , when Newton couldn’t push off and Christian McCaffrey had to take a direct snap, for Newton to realize he couldn’t do what he wanted to do. That’s when Newton said he told coach Ron Rivera and General Manager Marty Hurney he needed time to heal.“I needed to see that me at 80 percent was not OK,” Newton said. “I realize it’s OK to take time.“I’ve just got to get right.”Newton completed 56.2 of his passes for 572 yards with no touchdowns and an interception in the first two games. He didn’t look like himself, but, because of his shoulder injury, he didn’t look like himself much of last season either.When healthy Trai Turner Color Rush Jersey , Newton expects to return to form.“If I’m able to get the time off for me to heal and get back to 100 percent,” Newton said, “then I have no doubt in my mind everything that we want as a team can still be accomplished.”