Paper reports former Panther Whitley found dead

Posted: May. 13, 2008

One of the members of the Carolina Panthers has died, the Charlotte Observer is reporting.

Curtis Whitley, who played at Smithfield-Selma High School and later at Clemson, has been found dead, according to the newspaper.

Whitley was a starting center on the original Panthers teams in 1995. He started eight games in 1996 before being suspended four games for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.

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