Topic: Carolina Panthers

CHARLOTTE -- The NFL trade deadline often comes and goes without headline-making deals, and that was again the case for the Carolina Panthers.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck has been playing with multiple fractured ribs, according to Jay Glazer of FOX Sports.

Indianapolis Colts (3-4) at Carolina Panthers (6-0) - NFL game preview

If it was attention Greg Hardy wanted following his outburst Sunday on the Dallas Cowboys sideline, he has gotten it.

RENTON, Wash. -- Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Paul Richardson returned to practice this week for the first time since suffering a torn ACL in the playoffs last January.

CHARLOTTE -- When you survive a season of Matt Moore, Jimmy Clausen and Brian St. Pierre, there's supposed to be a light at the end of the tunnel.

PHILADELPHIA -- Running back Ryan Mathews had only six carries, but for 97 yards against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. Mathews is averaging 6.1 yards per carry -- tops in the NFL and 2.5 yards per carry more than DeMarco Murray. But Mathews is averaging only eight carries per game compared to 15 for Murray.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Colts are quite aware of the road ahead of them over the next few weeks.

That is a contract extension, not a conduct detrimental suspension, the Dallas Cowboys are considering for defensive end Greg Hardy.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Never before were the Carolina Panthers this good this deep into a season.