Carolina veteran left tackle Jordan Gross showed no signs of wearing down in 2012. Gross appeared in all but four of the Panthers’ 1,030 offensive plays.
Gross was on the field for a team-high 99.61 percent of the offensive snaps.
Let’s take a look at the rest of the breakdown of percentage of offensive playing time for the Panthers. (You might want to pay close attention to how little the Panthers used high-paid running backs DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart.)
Quarterback Cam Newton 99.13
Tight end Greg Olsen 97.77
Tackle Byron Bell 91.75
Receiver Steve Smith 88.45
Guard Amini Silatolu 85.83
Receiver Brandon LaFell 73.5
Center Geoff Hangartner 71.27
Receiver Louis Murphy 64.85
Tackle Garry Williams 59.03
Guard/center Jeff Byers 45.73
Running back Mike Tolbert 43.3
Running back DeAngelo Williams 40.58
Running back Jonathan Stewart 30.29
Center Ryan Kalil 27.77
Tight end Ben Hartsock 19.71
Tight end Gary Barnidge 13.4
Receiver Armanti Edwards 12.43
Guard Thomas Austin 12.14
Fullback Richie Brockel 6.5
Tackle Bruce Campbell 3.3
Receiver Kealoha Pilares 3.2
Tackle Jeremy Bridges 2.84
Receiver Joe Adams 2.4
Receiver David Gettis 1.46
Quarterback Derek Anderson 0.87
Running back Armond Smith 0.78
































