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Optimism abounds as the Panthers start OTAs

Optimism abounds as the Panthers start OTAs

Key players and members of the Panthers coaching staff spoke after the first da

The Carolina Panthers started their Organized Team Activities on Thursday. With that, top members of the coaching staff and a couple players spoke with the media, as you might expect, everyone is very excited.

Xavier Legette and Bryce Young both got in front of the press to talk about going into their second and third year’s respectively. Legette talked about meeting with wide receivers coach Rob Moore and offensive coordinator Brad Idzik right after the season to review his rookie year and talk about what went...

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Panthers Reacts Survey: Which rookie will have the biggest impact on the defense?

Panthers Reacts Survey: Which rookie will have the biggest impact on the defense?

With four rookies, each at positions of need, Carolina is poised for significant change

Eyes are split in the Carolinas this offseason, as continued improvement from quarterback Bryce Young and a nowhere-to-go-but-up attitude towards the defense vie for attention as the likeliest reason the Carolina Panthers could make a competitive leap forwards in 2025.

This week we're going to focus on the defense. The Panthers' 2025 draft class included four defensive players, edges Nic Scourton and Princely Umanmielen, safety Lathan Ransom, and defensive tackle Cam Jackson. Every position group on this defense was in need of upgrades, so each rookie...

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Brian Asks: Final Week of May Edition

Brian Asks: Final Week of May Edition

Come ask all your burning fan questions in part one of our weekly mailbag!

Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Asks, part one of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! I hope you all got to enjoy some family time and (hopefully) nice weather over the Memorial Day holiday weekend! Once again, we’re back with another edition of the mailbag. You all know the drill, you comment down below with whatever questions or discussion topics you’d like. They can be Panthers related, football related, or even completely off topic! I’ll answer your questions and highlight the best responses I like...

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Reacts Results: Fans are, unsurprisingly, ready to start the season

Reacts Results: Fans are, unsurprisingly, ready to start the season

Football can’t get here son enough now that we’re in the deep off season

Fans of the Carolina Panthers are ready for football to start in Charlotte, per last week’s Panthers Reacts survey. We asked y’all which of four games you were most looking forward to this season. The answer was mildly mixed, but a strong plurality of y’all are more than ready for the Panthers Week 3 home opener vs the Atlanta Falcons.

The Buffalo Bills game in Week 9 represents the strongest opponent the Panthers are likely to face at home, so it’s no surprise that fans are...

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The Scratching Post: 5/27-5/30

The Scratching Post: 5/27-5/30

Here’s this week’s open thread.

Greetings, internet users. Welcome to The Scratching Post.

Feel free to use this thread to chat about (almost) anything you want: video games, food, movies, non-football sports, you name it. As long as it’s allowed by the site’s ToS, it’s fair game here.

You know the drill.

This is now an open thread!

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Memorial Day Open Thread

Memorial Day Open Thread

Hang out with chosen family as we remember the meaning of this holiday

The last Monday of May, less commonly remembered as Military Appreciation Month, is Memorial Day. While many people view it as simply a three-day weekend that kicks off summer it is more properly observed as a day of remembrance and honor for members of the American armed forces who died while serving.

This is not a football holiday but we are a community of football fans who are bound by more than just this sport. This holiday open thread is a space to share your plans for...

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CSR Weekend Warriors: 5/23-5/25

CSR Weekend Warriors: 5/23-5/25

Here’s a fresh weekend open thread just for you.

Feel free to use this thread to hang out over the weekend and chat about whatever you want (just make sure you follow the ToS ... the rules still apply here) with anyone who decides to stick around.

This is now an open thread!

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Youth movement: The Panthers have 27 rookies currently on their roster

Youth movement: The Panthers have 27 rookies currently on their roster

Rookies abound on Carolina’s roster as the team looks to both win now and build for the future.

As the TV show 30 Rock continues its life on streaming services, there’s a clumsy quote from Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) as he reads his boss’s poorly-written business book:

“New blood is the lifeblood of every company’s blood.”

While not the most coherent quote about building strong organizations and teams, I think we get the point.

And so do the Carolina Panthers.

The veins of the Panthers roster is flowing with a lot of “new blood” as 27 of the 92 players...

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Brian Answers: Let’s dive down into Panthers history with your questions this week!

Brian Answers: Let’s dive down into Panthers history with your questions this week!

Come see all the answers to YOUR fan questions from this week.

Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! We got a lot of diversity in the questions this week, which I think will keep us going throughout the off-season. Just as a recap, this mailbag is intended for you to get all your burning questions off your chest every week, whether they be Panthers related, football related, or even completely off topic! Join us next week with your answers in the comments of “Brian Asks” early on in the week....

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Panthers make changes to the front office

Panthers make changes to the front office

The Carolina Panthers let go of a couple people involved in the scouting and drafting of players.

According to Joe Person of The Athletic, the Carolina Panthers have let a couple of people go from positions in player personnel. Director of Player Personnel Cole Spencer and college scout Robert Haines are out.

Spencer joined the Panthers as the team’s Director of College Scouting in 2021 before getting promoted to his role as Director of Player Personnel in 2023. He was a scout at various levels in the Commanders organization for over 10 years prior to that. Robert Haines had been...

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The Panthers have drastically improved their public perception

The Panthers have drastically improved their public perception

The team has gone from a laughingstock to a team that people are looking forward to watching.

Up until recently, the Carolina Panthers had never established themselves as a mainstay in any particular segment of the NFL. The teams frequent oscillations in record prevented anyone outside of Carolina from having too strong or embedded opinion of the organization. Sometimes they were good, sometimes they were bad, but never did they move in either direction for long.

The last few years have changed that. A series of disastrous transactions and disastrous seasons made the Panthers the league’s punching bags. If a...

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Panthers shuffle wide receivers, including fan favorite

Panthers shuffle wide receivers, including fan favorite

Injuries during voluntary workouts begin the roster churn

The Carolina Panthers have released undrafted free agent rookie wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad III with a waived/injured designation. They have re-signed wide receiver T.J. Luther to fill his spot on the team’s 90-man roster.

Muhammad, the son of former Panther great Muhsin “Moose” Muhammad II, was an intriguing prospect out of Texas A&M. He had relatively small production in college but flashed traits and a work ethic that had coaches both in college and with the Panthers optimistic about his pro prospects. He appears to have suffered an unspecified injury during voluntary...

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