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Panthers address needs, draft G Kugbila, LB Klein

The Carolina Panthers closed out the NFL draft by addressing needs at guard and linebacker, then selected another running back.The Panthers stuck to filling areas of need early Saturday by selecting guard Edmund Kugbila from Division II Valdosta State in the fourth round and linebacker A.J. Klein from Iowa State in the fifth.Then came a bit if a surprise. The Panthers added "scat back" Kenjon Barner from Oregon to an already crowded backfield that includes former Ducks star Jonathan Stewart, DeAngelo Williams and Mike Tolbert.But new general manager Dave Gettleman believes Barner brings something the other backs don't — a guy "who can flat out fly," he said."When the ball is in his hands, the fun begins," Gettleman said of Barner, who ran a 4.38 at his Pro Day at Oregon.The 5-foot-9, 196-pound Barner had a huge senior season for the Ducks, scoring 21 touchdowns and rushing for 1,767 yards, the second-most in school history. He's also returned punts and kickoffs, which could come in han...

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