Raheem Blackshear expects to "run it back"

Augusta Stone

CHARLOTTE - Raheem Blackshear isn't at the top of the running back depth chart, and he's only going into his second year in the NFL, but it'd be fair to say he's carved out his place on the Panthers' roster as a reliable option returning kickoffs.

With the NFL's new kickoff rule, allowing the ball to be placed at the 25-yard line on kickoffs if a fair catch is called behind the 25-yard line,