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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A priceless moment between the former and current general managers of the Carolina Panthers occurred on Thursday. Former general manager Marty Hurney, the co-host of a weekday radio show on Charlotte’s ESPN 730 AM, was interviewing by phone current GM Dave Gettleman, in Mobile, Alabama, evaluating talent for Saturday’s Senior Bowl. At one point during the interview Hurney referred to him leaving Gettleman “jammed up against the salary cap.’’ Hurney was fired in 2012 after a 1-5 start. Gettleman, hired in January of 2013, inherited a team that was more than $16 million over the salary cap. When the topic turned to quarterback Cam Newton, the first pick of the 2011 draft under Hurney’s watch, Gettleman responded: “The guy that left us in a cap mess did a helluva a job [drafting] a quarterback. I believe in Cam. We believe in Cam. Moving forward we want him to be here.’’ It was yet another sign the Panthers plan to sign Newton, entering the last year of his contract, to a long-term contract. Exactly when that will be? Gettleman didn’t share that with Hurney. For Hurney’s complete interview with Gettleman:
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