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Another edition of part two if this week’s Panthers fan mailbag
Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! The Panthers did some stuff this week, releasing several players, including OLB Jadeveon Clowney, as we push on to rookie mini camp in the very near future. The off-season is very much still in swing, and your questions continue to brew as we navigate it. So, let’s dive right into some of your questions from this week’s mailbag!
GooseCreek: There are several sources to see a listing of UDFAs for each team but is there a source to get a definitive listing on invitees for a team’s Rookie Mini-Camp?
Not that I know of. I think the best source you can find is scouring places like Twitter/X to see when somebody gets randomly announced as an invitee to rookie mini-camp. Teams don’t really need to disclose tryout invites since there’s no real contract terms until they actually sign. If someone else has any other info feel free to share down below, but even as recently as Thursday we didn’t get anything other than that there are 14 tryout players coming to camp.
KeepPounding88: Will Canales learn from his mistake last year and give the starters more reps in the preseason?
My broad answer is yes, but it depends on what starters you’re talking about. I think the starting offensive line will still be kept on a very light snap count, same with a guy like Chuba Hubbard on offense. On defense, I can’t see them giving too many snaps to Derrick Brown (if he’s even healthy by then), Jaycee Horn, or Josey Jewell. But Bryce Young should probably see more snaps, and there’s a lot of younger guys set to see significant snap counts at other positions. I think we’ll see more of them.
@WTMealey: Ok football question
Regular season game decent weather do you ever leave early and what are the parameters for that decision?
I have a friend who ALWAYS leaves early to beat traffic and I don’t understand why he goes at all.
For the Panthers home games specifically, I would never leave early unless the game is WELL out of reach. However, at other stadiums (MetLife Stadium being one out of my experiences), leaving early does make sense. That place was a nightmare to get out of in 2008 and I imagine it only has gotten worse since then.
storybook: Which 2nd-year player do you think will be most important for the Panthers in 2025?
I’ll give you my “safe” answer and my “let’s have some fun” answer, in that order:
