page_title: 2010 Carolina Panthers season
section_title: Free agent signings
hierarchical_section_title: 2010 Carolina Panthers season / Offseason / Free agent signings
caption_attribution_description: English: St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford attempts to pass vs. the Carolina Panthers.
context_page_description: The 2010 Carolina Panthers season was the franchise's 16th season in the National Football League, and their ninth under head coach John Fox. They entered the season trying to improve on their 8–8 record from 2009, but failed to do so with a record of 2–14 and were officially eliminated from postseason contention in Week 11. It was the franchise's worst record since 2001, when they went 1-15. In Week 16, the team clinched the NFL's worst record of the year and earned the #1 pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. They would go on to select quarterback Cam Newton with that pick. On December 31, 2010, it was announced that the contracts of coach John Fox and his entire coaching staff would not be renewed.
caption: Carolina at St. Louis in week 8 of the season, on October 31, 2010
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