Carolina Panthers season opener countdown: 58 days to go

We continue our countdown to the Panthers opening their 2025 NFL Season!

Hello CSR! We’re 58 days away from the start of the 2025 regular season for the Carolina Panthers, meaning we’re going to talk about # 58 for the Panthers today; OLB Mapalo Mwansa!

Mwansa joins the Panthers as their latest member of the NFL International Pathway program, a program meant to help players outside of the NFL’s usual college pipeline find their way into the league. I think you all will fondly remember another one of these guys, former EDGE Efe Obada!

Mwansa signed as an outside linebacker, and donned the number of former Panthers all-time great Thomas Davis! While he certainly will have to do a ton to ever live up to that name, Mwansa definitely is someone to watch during training camp. He’s a multi-sport athlete, and just so happens to be lining up at a position where high end athleticism can create a career as an edge rusher.

What are your thoughts on Mwansa? And sound off below with your favorite moments from Thomas Davis’s illustrious career as a Panther!