CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Running back DeAngelo Williams has agreed to a restructured contract that ensures hell remain with the Carolina Panthers this season, said a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press Tuesday on condition of anonymity because the move has not been publically announced. Williams, who turned 30 last month, is Carolinas all-time leader rusher having amassed 5,784 yards and 43 touchdowns. Williams started 10 games last season and had 737 yards rushing and scored five TDs on the ground. He also caught two touchdown passes. Yahoo.com first reported the new deal Tuesday. By restructuring Williams contract, the person told the AP the Panthers will save $3.2 million under the NFL salary cap in both 2013 and 2014, and $3.87 million in 2015. Williams started the first five games of the season before being benched for Jonathan Stewart. However, when Stewart went down with a foot injury late in the season Williams returned to the starting lineup and helped the Panthers win four of their final five games and finish the season 7-9, helping second-year coach Ron Rivera keep his job. Williams finished the season with a flurry, rushing for 210 yards on 21 carries and two touchdowns in a victory over the New Orleans Saints in week 17. During that five-game span Williams ran for 445 yards and caught nine passes for 145 yards and two touchdowns. There had been some question over whether Williams would be back this season given his high salary cap figures over the next three years -- $8.2 million in 2013, $9.2 million in 2014 and $10.2 million in 2015. The day after the 2013 season, Williams acknowledged an uncertain future in Carolina due to his cap numbers, saying, "The ball is not really in my court." "If there is any conversation that comes up, its on the Carolina Panthers end as far as getting rid of me or just doing nothing and having me come back," Williams said as he was leaving the Panthers stadium on Dec. 31, 2012. "So there is nothing on my end that I can do. When I signed my signature on that dotted line I was planning on being here for five years." As part of the restructured deal, $4 million of Williams scheduled base salary this season was converted into a signing bonus that will be prorated over the remainder of the contract, the person told the AP. Two years were also added on to the deal, but the contract is designed to expire after the 2015 season. Williams best season came in 2008 when he ran for a franchise-record 1,515 yards and 18 touchdowns. He was selected 27th overall by the Panthers in 2006 after rushing for 6,026 yards and five touchdowns at Memphis. He became the starter in 2008 after the team parted ways with DeShaun Foster. NOTES: The Panthers announced they signed undrafted rookie free agent punter Jordan Gay. Gay played at Centre College in Kentucky. Old Skool Vans China Wholesale . Thousands of fans at Mosaic Stadium will be cozying up to each other in an effort to stay warm in chilly temperatures and block the Prairie wind that locals say can knock your socks off. Cheap Old Skool Vans . Inter president Erick Thohir says in a club statement on Wednesday that Vidic is "one of the worlds best defenders and his qualities, international pedigree, and charisma will be an asset. http://www.cheapoldskool.net/ . "Trying to breathe," he said with a grin. Bernier stopped 42 of 43 shots on Monday night, including all 22 in a hectic middle frame, his heroic performance propelling the Leafs toward an undue point in their final game before the Christmas break. Cheap Old Skool Vans Wholesale . John Lucas, signed as a mentor for rookie Trey Burke, showed he can score if required, scoring 12 points of his 16 points in the second quarter as Utah built an 18-point lead. Old Skool Vans Wholesale . Q: Team Canada announces their Olympic roster three weeks from today. Who is general manager Steve Yzerman watching? LeBrun: Over the last 48 hours, hes taken in the home-and-home between the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche with Jamie Benn and Matt Duchene being the obvious targets. Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles?is out for Sundays game against the Houston Texans. He?is expected to make his season debut in Week 3, a source told ESPNs Adam Schefter.Charles, who missed most of last season after tearing the ACL in his right knee in Week 5, is ready to play, but the Chiefs are being cautious and want him to be fully healthy before he returns, the source said.Despite bbeing out, Charles took part in the Chiefs early warm-ups Sunday.dddddddddddd.Charles did not play in last weeks season-opening victory over the San Diego Chargers.?Spencer Ware?took most of the carries, finishing with 70 yards rushing, 129 yards receiving and a touchdown. ' ' '