Na’il Diggs “Misses The Hell Out Of” Julius Peppers

Panthers linebacker Na’il Diggs knows that defensive end Julius Peppers is gone. And Diggs misses him. Specifically, Diggs “misses the hell out of” him. Diggs made that remark during a visit with Sporting News Radio’s The Monty Show earlier today. “You know he’s not there,” Diggs said. “I personally miss the hell out of him because he’s right in front of me and he cause havoc and cleans things up in front for me. But it’s one of those things you’ve got to deal with. If he doesn’t come back you’ve got to keep going on. You can’t go into every game and just say, ‘Forget it.’” The Panthers have applied the franchise tag to Peppers, but he has generated no interest from any other team. Part of the problem is that Peppers likely is looking for a contract that equals or exceeds the monster package given by the Redskins to defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth. Then there’s the compensation that Panthers will be seeking via trade. All things considered, it’s too much to pay for a guy who has a history of disappearing at times.