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  1. Sir Purr

    How William & Mary helped spark Joe Brady's rise into the NFL

    But William & Mary also helped Brady take his next steps along the career path. In 2015, he became a graduate assistant at Penn State. The Nittany Lions' defensive coordinator was Bob Shoop, who'd held the same position at William & Mary during Brady's first two seasons as a player. And as...
  2. Sir Purr

    FLASHBACK: Domenik Hixon becomes unlikely hero in 2013 win over Saints

    Originally a Broncos' fourth-round pick in 2007, Hixon had spent most of his career with the Giants, winning two Super Bowls with the club. He signed a one-year deal with the Panthers in 2013 and played mostly special teams, totaling just three receptions before Week 16. But after wide receiver...
  3. Sir Purr

    Virtual Keep Pounding 5K registration is now open

    The 10th annual Keep Pounding 5K is going virtual for 2020. Registration is now open for the virtual race benefitting cancer research efforts at Levine Children's Hospital and the Levine Cancer Institute. All registrants will receive a Keep Pounding 5K race T-shirt. Participants who register...
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    Kent Johnston drawing from years of experience in new role with Panthers

    Johnston accumulated more than 20 years of experience as a strength and conditioning coach in the NFL, a journey that included stops in Tampa Bay, Green Bay, Seattle, Cleveland and San Diego. Johnston retired from the league in 2017 but then joined Rhule at Baylor for two seasons. Johnston, a...
  5. Sir Purr

    P.J. Walker used NFL experience to excel in the XFL

    Luck's shoulder injury kept him sidelined for the entire 2017 season, but he was still around the facility, which allowed Walker and Luck to get to know each other. A year later, Walker was around for Luck's last season when he led Indianapolis on a playoff run. "We had a good relationship,"...
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    Derrick Brown signs rookie contract

    Panthers first-round draft pick Derrick Brown has officially signed his rookie contract. Selected 7th overall in April's draft, Brown is one of the league's first first-round picks to officially sign with his new team. A standout at Auburn, Brown earned consensus All-America honors in 2019...
  7. Sir Purr

    Celebrate Steve Smith Sr. on his birthday

    Smith remains Carolina's all-time leading receiver with 12,197 career receiving yards, 67 receiving touchdowns, 75 total touchdowns and 43 100-yard receiving games as a Panther. Over his career with the Panthers and Ravens, he was named to the Pro Bowl five times, AP All-Pro four times and was...
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    The position change that altered Stantley Thomas-Oliver's football path

    "I had a pretty big game, a breakout game," Thomas-Oliver said. "Throughout that whole season, I was playing well, doing everything I wanted to do. But that game, I excelled. "I had four PBUs, an interception, about seven tackles, and I did well on special teams. So after that game, it kind of...
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    Matt Rhule, Christian McCaffrey, Tyrann Mathieu and more join "Schedule Talk"

    KAWANN SHORT AND THOMAS DAVIS Teammates from 2013-18, Short and Davis are still very friendly with each other. Importantly, though, Short is well on the mend from a partially torn rotator cuff he suffered in Week 2 last year. "I'm about seven months out (from surgery). It's an eight-month...
  10. Sir Purr

    Panthers release 2020 schedule

    The Panthers have only one primetime game currently scheduled, a Week 8 home meeting with the Falcons on Thursday Night Football. There is a possibility of at least one other night game, as the Week 15 matchup at Green Bay is in the Saturday pool. The exact day and time will be determined midway...
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    Game-by-game breakdown of the Panthers 2020 schedule

    Week 11: vs. Lions (3-12-1, 4th place NFC North) | 1:00 p.m. All-time record: 6-3 | Last matchup: Lions won 20-19 in Nov. 2018 Detroit comes to town for the Panthers' only two-game home stretch of the season. The Lions will play at Bank of America Stadium for the sixth time, with the last...
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    Facts and Figures: 2020 Schedule

    Week 6 - Chicago Bears (Oct. 18) 10 - In nine previous regular-season matchups, the Bears and Panthers have combined for 10 non-conventional touchdowns, including interception returns, defensive fumble returns, offensive fumble returns, punt returns and a blocked punt return.
  13. Sir Purr

    Single-game tickets are now on sale

    The schedule is out! Now it's time to buy tickets. The NFL currently expects and is planning for a full 2020 NFL season. However, if a game is cancelled and cannot be replayed, or is played under a condition that prevents fans from attending, automatic refunds for the full amount of the voided...
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    How Matt Rhule is leading his first offseason program

    Per NFL rules, rookies can't participate in the bigger virtual offseason program until May 11. But Rhule was impressed with the way the 2020 class was attentive and retained information throughout the weekend. "They paid attention, they were on time, and they worked hard at it," Rhule said...
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    2020 Panthers single-game tickets will be on sale on Thursday night at 8 p.m.

    For the second consecutive year, fans can purchase tickets to individual games on the night of the 2020 schedule release. The NFL schedule is set to be released on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET on Panthers.com, followed by the "Schedule Release '20" on NFL Network at 8 p.m. At 8 p.m. ET, fans can...
  16. Sir Purr

    Panthers to unveil 2020 schedule at 7:30 on Thursday night

    CHARLOTTE – The Panthers' 2020 schedule will be unveiled Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET exclusively on Panthers.com and the team's social media channels. Then, at 7:45 p.m., the Panthers will live stream "Schedule Talk" presented by Miller Lite on Panthers.com. Co-hosted by Kristen Balboni and...
  17. Sir Purr

    How a DM predicted the pairing of two Panthers' draft picks

    So what's this about Pride calling it? Well, he apparently spoke the pairing into existence. Chinn and Pride met in January at Michael Johnson Performance in Dallas while they were training during the pre-draft process. Pride said the first thing he learned about Chinn was that he went to...
  18. Sir Purr

    Panthers sign offensive lineman Michael Schofield

    The Panthers officially signed offensive guard Michael Schofield to a one-year deal on Saturday. Entering his seventh season, Schofield has started 66 of his 76 career games. Originally a Broncos' third-round pick out of Michigan, Schofield spent the last three seasons with the Chargers...
  19. Sir Purr

    Panthers sign offensive lineman Juwann Bushell-Beatty

    After going undrafted out of Michigan last year, Bushell-Beatty signed with Washington but was waived shortly after signing with the club. He signed with the Cowboys in early August during training camp, but did not make Dallas' 53-man roster at the start of the regular season. Bushell-Beatty...
  20. Sir Purr

    Panthers fans encouraged to join the team for "virtual" Keep Pounding Day of community service on May 1

    In 2019, the Carolina Panthers established May 1st (5/1) as Keep Pounding Day, an annual day of community service to honor the legacy of former Panthers player and coach Sam Mills. His enduring spirit and gift of the "Keep Pounding" rallying cry continues to unite and inspire both fans and...
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