TRYING TO BE SEEN, WITHOUT BEING SEEN
While all scouts will tell you they look at everyone this year, there will inevitably be guys who slip between the cracks.
In general, there's a sense that players from larger programs could fare better than smaller-school prospects. Likewise, players...
CHARLOTTE - Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater on Thursday was named one of 32 nominees for the 2020 Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award.
Each NFL team selected a nominee for the 7th annual award, which recognizes players who best demonstrate the qualities of on-field sportsmanship, including fair play...
In this week's episode of the Jordan and Jake podcast presented by OrthoCarolina, the two Panthers' legends talk about holiday movies, Vikings game and play out a fun hypothetical.
Podcast highlights include:
0:50 - Panthers-Vikings Recap
3:25 - Jordan's Thanksgiving movie marathon
5:16...
In this week's episode of the Panther Talk, presented by Morris-Jenkins, Mick Mixon, Jim Szoke and Eugene Robinson talk about the Minnesota game and speak to head coach Matt Rhule and general manager Marty Hurney about Jeremy Chinn and the process.
Podcast highlights include:
0:50 - Rhule...
The Christian McCaffrey Foundation pledges to "show up for our service men and women, veterans, and military families to support them where their need is greatest. By responding to the most pressing needs and challenges of military families, we will best serve those who serve us."
In a post on...
CHARLOTTE – The Panthers on Monday placed rookie defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos on the reserve/COVID-19 list.
Teams may not disclose whether a player has tested positive for COVID-19 or whether he is quarantining because of close exposure to someone who has tested positive.
Gross-Matos is...
That was one of several mentions Monday that he needed to be better. The shift in tone was subtle, but it was clear. And it's not as if Bridgewater hasn't been out front of the Panthers' rebuilding efforts this year.
Quarterbacks aren't required to talk to reporters on Mondays, but he...
CHARLOTTE – The Panthers got the defensive plays they needed from rookie safety Jeremy Chinn.
They didn't get them late enough, or often enough.
A faltering offense left the door open for Kirk Cousins, and the Vikings quarterback led his team to a dramatic 28-27 win.
That spoiled a...
HEAD COACH MATT RHULE
RE: Opening Statement
Obviously, credit to the Minnesota Vikings, Coach [Mike] Zimmer and his team, Kirk Cousins, [Justin] Jefferson. If you would have told me we held Dalvin Cook to 55 yards rushing and lost the game, I wouldn't have believed it. Credit to them for...
Bridgewater started the game by completing just one of his first seven passes. But the one that will haunt him was the late miss, when he failed to connect with an open DJ Moore in the back of the end zone. That Moore came up limping with an ankle injury on the play makes it worse (there were no...
The postgame mood kept him from celebrating an incredible achievement, but that was muted — and moot — because he was also on the field for the late collapse.
"We just have to finish," Chinn said. "I feel like I say that all the time, but we can't let our opponent breathe. We're playing good...
CHARLOTTE – Left tackle Russell Okung on Sunday will play for the first time in more than a month.
Okung, who injured his calf late in the Panthers' Oct. 25 loss in New Orleans, is active for Carolina's Week 12 contest at Minnesota.
The Panthers are also getting right guard John Miller...
SHORTHANDED ON BOTH SIDES
The Panthers will be without cornerback Donte Jackson again this week as they try to let his problematic toe injury heal.
The Vikings could have an equivalent absence on the other side of the ball.
Wide receiver Adam Thielen has been on the reserve/COVID-19 list...
CHARLOTTE – Running back Christian McCaffrey will not join the Panthers when they travel to Minnesota on Saturday and has been downgraded from questionable to out for this weekend's game with the Vikings.
On Friday, head coach Matt Rhule said he expected McCaffrey to be on the trip, but he was...
FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2013 file photo, Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith crosses his arms after a touchdown catch against the Minnesota Vikings during the first half of an NFL football game in Minneapolis. The agent for Smith says the five-time Pro Bowl selection has played his final...
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