Back in 2008 the already had their running back. A first-round pick Will Middlebrooks Jersey out of Memphis, had been solid in his first two seasons in the NFL and was poised for a breakout year.So it surprised many when Marty Hurney, the Panthers' general manager at the time, selected another running back with the 13th overall pick in the 2008 draft. That pick was Oregon's , and the combination of Stewart and Williams would go on to become of one the most accomplished running back tandems in league history.In their first season together Williams set franchise records for rushing yards (1,515) and touchdowns (18), while Stewart put up David Robertson Jersey a strong rookie campaign with 836 yards and 10 touchdowns.All-Pro linebacker remembers seeing the duo dominate in an early-season win over the , in which Williams and Stewart each topped 100 yards. "To see these two guys just running wild, it was kind of like, 'Wow, we have something special,'" Beason said. "Throughout the season they would just make big run after big run and complement each other, and it was great to see."The Panthers finished the 2008 season at 12-4 and won the NFC South, but were blown out in the divisional round of the playoffs by the .There was disappointment, of course, but the following season would be history-making for the combo of Williams and Stewart. In 2009 Williams rushed for 1,117 yards, twice topping the 150-yard mark in a single game (he also rushed for 149 yards in another game).Meanwhile Stewart turned it on toward the end of the season, rushing for over 100 yards in four of his last five games. He also set a single-game franchise record with 206 rushing yards against the in the second-to-last game of the Didi Gregorius Jersey season, putting Stewart over the 1,000-yard mark for the season.Stewart and Williams became Carlos Santana Jersey just the fifth set of teammates in NFL history to each rush for 1,000 yards in a season -- something that hasn't happened since. "They're both home run threats, but in the open field I think DeAngelo was more elusive," said Beason. "Whereas Jonathan Stewart, to be so big -- he probably played at like 240 -- he was still quick and fast and shifty, and you wouldn't expect that. But then all of a sudden he's by you and running away from a corner or safety."Williams left Carolina after the 2014 season, but still holds the franchise record for rushing yards and rushing touchdowns. At the age of 33, he put up over 300 combined rushing and receiving yards in his first two games of the 2016 season with the .Stewart has battled injuries J. T. Realmuto Jersey throughout his career but remains the top back in Carolina when he's healthy. Last season he rushed for nearly 1,000 yards, helping lead the Panthers to a Super Bowl appearance. Since Stewart and Williams, the closest a pair of running backs has come to rushing for 1,000 yards each in the same season was in 2011, when the ' rushed for 1,224 yards and teammate Ben Tate rushed for 942.