The Facts: With injuries plaguing him the past four years - including one early in the Super Bowl against Denver - Stewart says he's back to 100 percent healthy in training camp. "When you're working you have to find different ways to work without putting your body through a lot of stress," Stewart said. "But I feel pretty good. This is my ninth year. I feel like it's my fifth year."

Diehards Line:Stewart is finding moderation between hard work and learning how to rest -- one year after becoming the primary back for the first time in his career and after a season that stretched into February. This offseason the Panthers have stressed being smart with Stewart. He did very light work during OTAs (organized team activities) and minicamp, and he was the first player to take a veteran’s day off during training camp. HC Ron Rivera wants Stewart to do little more than break a sweat in camp before the season starts. “He’s a veteran running back who had a big year for us last year and played big leading into the playoffs," Rivera said. "(He) missed a few weeks but then played big once he came back.” Stewart was well on his way last season to his second career 1,000-yard rushing season. He was 11 yards away from the mark when a foot injury sidelined him the final three games of the season. But rushed for 106 yards against the Seahawks in the divisional round and gained another 83 against the Cardinals.