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Former Carolina Panthers kicker Eddy Piñeiro finds a new NFL home

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 22:26:45 +0000

Piñeiro’s new deal gets him back into the league after missing Week 1 of the 2025 season.

Panthers most to blame for Week 1 blowout loss to Jaguars

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 17:51:39 +0000

The Carolina Panthers entered Week 1 with optimism around a new regime led by head coach Dave Canales and hopes for a sophomore leap from quarterback Bryce Young. Instead, they were humbled in a 34-10 blowout loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, a defeat that already raises concerns about the direction of this roster. While Jacksonville is a playoff-caliber team, the Panthers looked overmatched, disorganized, and flat. The responsibility for the collapse falls squarely on a mix of Bryce Young's continued struggles and a conservative, ineffective offensive game plan from Canales.

Should the Panthers and DC Ejiro Evero be featuring their young defenders more often?

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 17:47:45 +0000

Sunday's disappointing 26-10 defeat to the Jacksonville Jaguars, much like many of their losses last season, highlighted the frustrating faults of the team's defense. The unit relinquished a whopping 200 rushing yards while mustering up one of the lowest pressure rates (three percent) of Week 1. Carolina, far too often, appeared outmatched and overpowered—even by an offense led by a first-year head coach with questions of their own. Much of the criticism, once again, has fallen into the lap of defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero—and particularly for his preference of rolling out his more experienced players.

Ex-Broncos roundup: CB tears ACL, QB lands on NFL practice squad

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 01:30:33 +0000

Heartbreaking news for former Broncos CB Damarri Mathis, who tore his ACL in his first practice with the Panthers.

Panthers work out 10 players on Monday

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 23:50:58 +0000

PANTHERS Panthers work out 10 players on Monday Anthony Rizzuti Panthers Wire The Carolina Panthers worked out quite a few players before making a pair of additions to their practice squad on Monday. Per the league transaction, the following 10 players got a look from the team: DT Tommy Akingbesote DT Kyon Barrs G Gunner Britton OT Josiah Ezirim C Trey Hill NT Patrick Jenkins DB Alex Johnson DE Nate Lynn DB Israel Mukuamu DB Deantre Prince RB Anthony Tyus G Addison West As announced earlier this afternoon, Akingbesote and Mukuamu came out of the group with deals to join Carolina's practice squad. Both are former draft picks of the Dallas Cowboys. Akingbesote, who played at the University of Maryland

Lea: Canales, Young need to shape up or ship out! :: WRALSportsFan.com

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 22:58:25 +0000

For the 2nd straight year, the Carolina Panthers looked ill prepared to play an NFL game to begin the season under head coach Dave Canalas. Maybe you'd like to give him a pass because it's just his 2nd year as head coach, but then you'd have to remember that the Jacksonville Jaguars were led by a rookie head coach in Liam Cohen who made Canalas look like an amateur and just. Quarterback Bryce Young also didn't look good, throwing two interceptions and fumbling the ball away, 3 total giveaways in this game, making this the third straight year that Young has had multiple giveaways in the first game of the season.

Panthers DE Wharton (hamstring) out 2-4 weeks

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 18:16:08 +0000

David Newton is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Carolina Panthers. Newton began covering Carolina in 1995 and came to ESPN in 2006 as a NASCAR reporter before joining NFL Nation in 2013. CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Carolina Panthers signed defensive end Tershawn Wharton from the Kansas City Chiefs during the offseason to shore up their league-worst run defense and pass rush. Now they'll have to do without the former undrafted lineman out of Missouri S&T for two to four weeks with a hamstring injury suffered in Sunday's 26-10 opening-day loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

3 major questions from Carolina Panthers' befuddling Week 1 snap counts

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 18:00:00 +0000

The Carolina Panthers suffered an embarrassing loss on Sunday, which means it's time for one thing: to analyze what exactly went wrong. Every piece of data from the game can be an indicator, including the snap counts the coaching staff employed. Princely Umanmielen got eight snaps on Sunday. Nic Scourton got 18.

Panthers film review: Was QB Bryce Young's frustrating Week 1 performance really that bad?

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 16:07:52 +0000

The Carolina Panthers offered up yet another stinker to start the season. This time, they slopped their way to a 26-10 loss at the paws of the Jacksonville Jaguars in kicking off the 2025 campaign. To get some more context on the results, let's dive into the All-22 film and review the good and the not so good from Week 1. Carolina selected wideout Tetairoa McMillan with the eighth overall pick of the NFL draft this spring.

Carolina Panthers Collapse in Week 1: Offense Stalls, Defense Crumbles in Jacksonville

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:20:37 +0000

The Carolina Panthers' season could hardly have started worse. In a sloppy and uninspired Week 1 showing, Carolina looked outmatched in every phase of the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, raising immediate doubts about whether this team can contend in the NFC South. A lightning delay paused the matchup for more than an hour, but it didn't slow Jacksonville, which ultimately dominated in a 26-10 win that exposed glaring issues on both sides of the ball. Quarterback Bryce Young's opening struggles continued for the third straight year, as he completed just 18 of 35 passes for 154 yards with two interceptions, a fumble, and a lone touchdown pass to Chuba Hubbard.

Team Report - CAROLINA PANTHERS

Mon, 02 Dec 2013 22:38:33 +0000

Panthers look forward to first showdown with Saints

Carolina Panthers, Philadelphia Eagles lead list of under-the-radar contenders

Mon, 02 Dec 2013 07:00:05 +0000

Going into their Dec. 2, 2012 game against the Chicago Bears, the Seattle Seahawks were 6-5 and trying to get a foothold in a playoff race that seemed to be running away from them.

Carolina Panthers' roll continues with win over Bucs

Sun, 01 Dec 2013 21:23:23 +0000

The Panthers' roll continued Sunday as Cam Newton and Co. cruised to a 27-6 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Next up for Carolina: a Week 14 showdown against the Saints in New Orleans.

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Sun, 01 Dec 2013 21:19:35 +0000

Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Lavonte David (54) is tackled by Carolina Panthers' Edmund Kugbila (70) after an interception in the second half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013.

Buccaneers vs. Panthers 2013 final score: Cam Newton takes over in win, 27-6

Sun, 01 Dec 2013 21:08:45 +0000

The Carolina Panthers struggled early, but put the game on their quarterback's shoulders. It took almost a half of football for the dam to break, but when it did things got ugly quickly. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers hopped off to a quick start, but the Carolina Panthers asserted themselves on both sides of the ball, cruising to a 27-6 victory and extending their win streak to eight games. Week 13 so ...

Carolina Panthers win eighth straight, beating Buccaneers 27-6

Sun, 01 Dec 2013 17:11:16 +0000

Carolina Panthers secondary embraces ‘Legion of Whom’ nickname

Sat, 30 Nov 2013 23:52:33 +0000

The Carolina Panthers’ defensive backs have heard about the “Legion of Whom” nickname ESPN analyst Jon Gruden dropped on them during the “Monday Night Football” game against New England two weeks ago.

Are the Carolina Panthers the Most Exciting NFL Team to Watch This Season?

Tue, 26 Nov 2013 20:14:00 +0000

COMMENTARY | With the way the last 7 weeks have been going, are the Carolina Panthers the most exciting team to watch for the remainder of the 2013 NFL season? After the 20-16 come-from-behind victory against the Miami Dolphins on November 24, the answer seems more like a resounding "Yes!" than ever before. With NBC's decision to flex the Panthers and New Orleans Saints game to the Week 14 ...

Carolina Panthers allow rare 1st half touchdown

Sun, 24 Nov 2013 19:31:00 +0000

The Carolina Panthers wont set a record this season. It took 10 games, but the Carolina Panthers have finally surrendered a touchdown in the first half of a game.

Shutdown Corner NFL Power Rankings: Carolina Panthers … Super Bowl contenders?

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 07:23:36 +0000

The Carolina Panthers are a couple early-season plays away from being an obvious choice as one of the top few teams in the NFL. In Week 1, DeAngelo Williams fumbled inside the 10-yard line in the final minutes with the … Continue reading →