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Following up on a previous item. ... One day after meeting with GM Marty Hurney and HC Ron Rivera, Smith repeated what he told his bosses: He plans to remain with Carolina this season and beyond. "For me, I'm always going to be a Panther," Smith said Thursday from Charlotte. "They took a shot on me when I was coming from nowhere and now I'm going into my 11th year in the league. This will be where I retire, whether that's five years from now or one year from now."
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"People have been speculating about my future for two years now," said Smith, who has two years remaining on his contract. "But I'm going to be here and I'm ready to show people a side of me that they haven't seen. I'm staying in Carolina." Smith, 32, is scheduled to make $7 million this season and $7.75 million in 2012. The Panthers were an NFL-worst 2-14 last season and had the league's worst offense, and Smith had the worst numbers of his career in a season in which he was healthy. With rookie Cam Newton on board, it remains to be seen if the Panthers can turn around their passing attack -- but Smith will continue to be the team's most dangerous down-field threat.
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