Mike Rucker
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"Michael Dean Rucker" is a former American football defensive end who played eight seasons for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln/University of Nebraska, and was drafted by the Panthers in the second round of the 1999 NFL Draft.

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That's when I knew that Jenks was pretty close to his old self. He used a really good move to get by a really good player to get a sack. That's when it was clear that he's pretty much back.

We're just knocking the rust off.

We'll still be messing with him in the training room. We need to keep (him) feeling connected.

Anyone can be big guy. But it takes someone pretty special to be able to move as fast he does at that weight.

He's going to command the double-team, ... and if you single him up, he's going to make you pay.

As a defensive lineman you have to find yourself other ways to make plays and get yourself in the game.

Since I've been here, I've never really seen him miss any time. He had that foot problem around the time of the Super Bowl (in 2003), but the guy is durable. It is kind of shocking to see him get nicked a little bit, but sometimes that happens in this game.

It's a team, and it works hand in hand. If your DBs aren't giving you any kind of coverage, it doesn't matter what kind of pass rush you have.

The defensive backs, they will do what they have to do. But the best thing for us to do is get our hands up.