The Carolina Panthers and Brian Burns continue to work toward an extension as the clock ticks down to gameday on Sunday and the potential reality that Burns does that play. While the Panthers are among the league leaders in salary cap space, Burns isn't the only player in need of a new deal. Defensive starters Jeremy Chinn and Frankie Luvu are both slated to be free agents come March. Derrick Brown, who the Panthers exercised his fifth-year option this past May, would ideally be extended around that time as well. Do the Panthers have the cap space to keep all four? Julian Council discusses what role the cap will play in these upcoming and current negotiations.

Aside from Burns' hold-in, the biggest news of the week is the Panthers Week 1 matchup in Atlanta. What are the keys to victory and what would define success excluding a winning scoreline? Julian answers those questions among other listener questions in this week's edition of the Weekly Wednesday Mailbag on Locked On Panthers.

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