=== Panthers ink DT Colin Cole ===
 
 Charlotte,  NC (Sports  Network) - The Carolina Panthers have signed defensive
 tackle Colin Cole.
 
 Cole  hasn't played  a game in the NFL  since 2010 when he was a member of the
 Seattle  Seahawks. An  ankle injury sidelined him for five games in the middle
 of  that  season, and offseason  surgery led to his  release prior to the 2011
 campaign.
 
 The  6-foot-2, 328-pounder has played in 84 career games, including 34 starts,
 with the Packers and Seahawks, recording 218 tackles and 4 1/2 sacks.
 
 Cole  entered  the NFL with the  Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted rookie free
 agent out of Iowa in 2003 and made his NFL debut a year later with Green Bay.
 
 02/08 11:40:59 ET