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The Carolina Panthers second preseason game on Saturday marks another test for the roster after getting blown out by the Cleveland Browns in their first outing. Head coach Dave Canales announced earlier that he expects the starting group to get even more opportunities this week, as they’ll get around three drives worth of action – depending on the length of each drive, of course.

There are be plenty of interesting story lines and players to watch this week, so let’s breakdown a few:

Nic Scourton | Outside Linebacker | #11

The second round pick had one of the most...

There are 23 days left in the offseason. We’re just over three weeks away from the first game of the 2025 season for the Carolina Panthers. That means today’s countdown piece will focus on Michael Jordan rookie running back Trevor Etienne.

The Panthers somewhat surprisingly took Etienne in the fourth round of this past draft even after drafting Jonathon Brooks in the second round last year and signing Rico Dowdle early in free agency. He joined the Panthers after splitting his college career between Florida and Georgia. He was never a bell cow back in college, and he probably won’t...

The Carolina Panthers offense only mustered 10 points against the Browns last week, but that doesn’t really matter. Bryce Young only played two series, and one of them resulted in a touchdown pass to Jalen Coker. That’s a win for the offense as they get their rhythm down throughout camp and the preseason.

They’ll probably play more against the Texans this week. With the three game preseason schedule, teams that actually play their players tend to use the second week as their heaviest week of key player usage. The Texans didn’t use many starters in their opener against the Vikings....

Since the complete overhaul of the kickoff rules last year, the NFL has introduced a new layer that sets the starting field position after a touchback to their own 35 yard line. Now, more than ever, teams are incentivized – or even almost forced – to keep the ball out of the endzone. You only need to stop a team from getting past the 35 yard line to make inviting a return worth it, so expect to see a lot more returns in 2025.

It seems as though the Carolina Panthers are leaning all the way into this new opportunity...

Hello CSR! We’re 24 Days away from the start of the Panthers 2025 regular season! That means we’re here to break down #24 for the 2025 Panthers: running back Jonathon Brooks!

Brooks came to Carolina a highly touted prospect out of Texas, as the Panthers elected to take him with the 46th overall pick in the 2nd round of the 2024 NFL Draft, a pick they traded up to get. Brooks was coming off a fantastic junior season in college, only problem being he tore his ACL late in his final season of college. Still, the Panthers took a gamble...

The Panthers defense looks to rebound from a 30-10 beating by the Cleveland Browns on Friday. Granted, this is the preseason, and the starters on defense didn’t play a ton much like the offense, but it did cause for some concern across the Panthers internet community. While we again cannot quite preview too many specific matchups due to the constant subbing in and out of starters for 2s and 3s on both sides, we can preview specific positions on the defense ahead of their 2nd preseason outing. Let’s dive right in!

The depth looks rough

Across the defense as...

We’re celebrating just 25 days left before the Panthers go to work during week one of the regular season! That means today, we’re going to highlight number 25 on their rosters: safety Issac Gifford!

Gifford joined the Panthers as an undrafted free agent following the 2025 NFL Draft. Gifford played five seasons at the University of Nebraska, appearing in 57 total games and notching 240 combined tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, and 13 pass deflections across that span. Lance Zierlein’s draft profile for him had this to say:

Aggressive, downhill safety prospect who will likely have to shine on...

Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Asks, your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! We’re officially on to game 2 of the preseason this week, as the Panthers rolled out their starters for a couple of series against the Browns on Friday. The starters looked pretty fun! The depth behind them, well, not so much. As always, the 2nd and 3rd teams’ poor play created a ton of discussion around the overall outlook of this team. So here’s your spot to get the questions you have answered!

To recap, Brian Asks is part one of your weekly mailbag, where you can...

Hello CSR! We’re only 26 Days away from the start of the Panthers 2025 regular season! To celebrate another day off the countdown, I’m going to talk to you about #26 for the Panthers; cornerback Chau Smith-Wade.

CSW as he’s known by many fans, joined the Carolina Panthers as the 157th overall pick in the 5th round of the 2024 NFL Draft. The former Washington State Cougar played in 14 games with 4 starts as a rookie, logging 39 total tackles, 1 pass deflection, 1 forced fumble, and 1 interception. He also logged 144 snaps as a special teamer (all...

The Panthers figured out at least one of their positional question marks following Monday’s practice.

The Panthers chose to re-sign Austin Corbett during the off-season, following a 2024 campaign where the former starting guard had taken over at center, but only played in 5 games due to injury. The Panthers also re-signed Cade Mays following a pretty strong 2024 campaign where he ended up winning out as the center to replace Corbett for the rest of the season, including beating out former 3rd round pick and fellow 2025 re-signee Brady Christensen. So, the Panthers went into this off-season with options...

There are 27 days left until the start of the Carolina Panthers 2025 schedule, so today’s countdown piece is about number 27 in your program, cornerback Shemar Bartholomew.

Before the Panthers

The 6-foot-1, 200-pound cornerback took the road less traveled in his journey to the NFL. He began his college career at Northwestern State in 2018. In 2021 he was named Second-Team All-Southland Conference as a defensive back. But in 2022 he played just one game and ended up redshirting in what was his fifth college season, including the COVID-shortened 2020 year.

In 2023 he transferred to Georgia Southern and...