Keep Pounding: A Panther's Franchise

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2024 Preseason: Week 4
-Cut TE J.J. Jansen.
-Cut TE Feleipe Franks.
-Relegated ILB Chandler Wooten to the Practice Squad.
-Relegated C Andrew Raym to the Practice Squad.
-Relegated OLB Thomas Incoom to the Practice Squad.
-Relegated S Demani Richardson to the Practice Squad.
-Relegated ILB Claudin Cherlus to the Practice Squad.
-Relegated CB Shemar Bartholomew to the Practice Squad.
-Relegated OLB Amare Barno to the Practice Squad.
-Relegated WR Jalen Coker to the Practice Squad.
-Relegated HB Raheem Blackshear to the Practice Squad.
-Relegated ILB Jacoby Windmon to the Practice Squad.
-Signed S Lewis Cine to the Practice Squad from Free Agency.
-Signed NT Phidarian Mathis to the Practice Squad from Free Agency.

2024 Season: Week 2
-Released CB Anthony Brown.
-Signed T Josiah Ezirim from the Houston Texans practice squad.

2024 Season: Week 3
-Released S Jammie Robinson.
-Signed T free agent RT Riley Reiff to 1yr/3.55M contract.
-Re-signed S Jordan Fuller to 2yr/9M contract.
-Re-signed HB Chuba Hubbard to 4yr/21.6M contract.

2024 Season: Week 6
-Signed Free Agent C Nick Leverett to 1 year, $1.65M contract.
-Released T Josiah Ezirim.

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Tepper Forced to Sell Panthers after Tumultuous Seasons

Current Owner David Tepper.

--It seems that David Tepper's ownership of the Carolina Panthers is to be short-lived. After the owner's and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell conducted an investigation into an incident between Tepper and a fan last season, the owners have voted to put the Panthers up for sale.

"We cannot tolerate that kind of behavior, especially after what we just had to go through with the Washington franchise," Cowboy's owner Jerry Jones said. "Throwing drinks at a fan because your upset, unhealthy workplace practices, and threatening to fire your own radio hosts because they criticize you is unacceptable."

Tepper, a former minority-owner with the Pittsburgh Steelers, purchased the Carolina Panthers back in 2018 for $2.3 billion dollars. Since then, he has made some questionable decisions, including hiring Frank Reich as head coach after interim coach Steve Wilks led the team to a 6-6 record and one game short of a playoff berth after firing head coach Matt Rhule. He then fired Reich after the team started 1-10 last year. It appears that the drafting of number one pick Bryce Young was Tepper's decision as well, after Reich had informed Tepper that he preferred Texan's quarterback CJ Stroud.

Last season, Tepper was caught on camera throwing a drink at a Jacksonville Jaguar's fan after the team lost 26-0. Tepper claims that he got upset that the Jaguar's fan was cheering after an injury to one of the Panther's players.

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Owners Approve Sale of Panthers

--The NFL Owners approved the sale of the Carolina Panthers today to a conglomerate made up of videogame streamers. The conglomerate, Pro Streaming LLC, is made up of more than 100 streamers on Twitch and Kick. The majority owner of the Panthers will now be Reed Sorenson. Mr. Sorenson will have controlling interest in the team, acquiring 51% of the Carolina Panthers.

"It is a dream come true to be an owner of an NFL franchise. Even better that it is the team in my home state of North Carolina," Sorenson said. "Even though I have grown up as a Green Bay Packers fan, I know the highs and lows that this franchise has gone through. The rocky roller-coaster if you will. That is about to change. I am going to do whatever it takes to get the Panthers to elite status as one of the best franchises in the National Football League."

Sorenson takes over a franchise that seems to have no direction whatsoever. Constant firings of head coaches over the last several years, and the team's best players being traded has gutted this roster of any long-term solutions. This franchise will need an overhaul if it is to get to the postseason anytime soon.

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Sorenson Introduces Dave Canales as Head Coach of Panthers

New owner Reed Sorenson announced today that former Tampa Bay Buc's offensive coordinator Dave Canales will be the Panther's new head coach.

"It is with great pleasure that I welcome Dave Canales to the Carolina Panthers as our new head coach. Dave is known for being an offensive guru and I am sure that he will do a great job leading our guys", said Sorenson.

Dave Canales spent 13 years working under Pete Caroll and the Seattle Seahawks. Starting out as a wide receivers coach, he worked his way up to passing game coordinator and helped revived Geno Smith's career as Smith was named Comeback Player of the Year in 2022. He then moved on to be the offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers where quarterback Baker Mayfield would also resurrect his career, guiding the Bucs to the playoffs.

Canales will now take over the duty of trying to resurrect former number one pick Bryce Young and molding him into a quality starter in the NFL while working with one of the worst offenses in the league.

Along with being introduced as the next head coach of the Panthers, Canales introduced both his offensive and defensive coordinators. Andre Weaver was announced as the offensive coordinator. Weaver also spent time with the Seattle Seahawks organization where he was the assistant wide receivers coach and the assistant quarterback coach before going to Tampa Bay last year to be the wide receivers coach.

Canales announced that Darren Young will return as defensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers. Young, who was hired under former coach Frank Reich, led the Panther's defense to #4 rank last year in yards allowed, but also was 29 out of 32 teams in points allowed.

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2024-2025 Carolina Panthers Preseason Roster
#	OFFENSE	POS	AGE	HT/WT	OVR	COLLEGE
14	Andy Dalton	QB	36	6'2"/220	72	TCU
9	Bryce Young	QB	23	5'10"/204	69	Alabama
30	Chuba Hubbard	HB	25	6'1"/210	82	Oklahoma State
24	Jonathon Brooks*	HB	21	6'0"/216	78	Texas
6	Miles Sanders	HB	27	5'11"/210	76	Penn State
3	Raheem Blackshear	HB	25	5'9"/190	68	Virginia Tech
5	Diontae Johnson	WR	28	5'10"/183	83	Toledo
19	Adam Thielen	WR	34	6'2"/195	81	Minnesota State
17	Xavier Legette*	WR	23	6'1"/221	73	South Carolina
15	Jonathan Mingo	WR	23	6'2"/220	72	Ole Miss
83	David Moore	WR	29	6'0"/219	71	East Central University
18	Jalen Coker*	WR	22	6'1"/210	67	Holy Cross
80	Ian Thomas	TE	28	6'4"/260	70	Indiana
82	Tommy Tremble	TE	24	6'4"/250	70	Notre Dame
0	Ja'Tavion Sanders*	TE	21	6'4"/243	67	Texas
84	Feleipe Franks	TE	26	6'6"/234	54	Arkansas
44	J.J. Jansen	TE	38	6'2"/235	38	Notre Dame
72	Taylor Moton	T	30	6'5"/325	85	W. Michigan
79	Ikem Ekwonu	T	23	6'4"/320	77	N.C. State
70	Brady Christensen	T	27	6'6"/300	72	BYU
77	Yosh Nijman	T	28	6'7"/314	70	Virginia Tech
50	Robert Hunt	G	28	6'6"/335	83	UL Lafayette
68	Damien Lewis	G	27	6'2"/327	76	LSU
61	Jarrett Kingston*	G	24	6'4"/308	67	USC
62	Chandler Zavala	G	25	6'3"/322	64	N.C. State
63	Austin Corbett	C	28	6'4"/305	75	Nevada
64	Cade Mays	C	25	6'6"/325	63	Tennessee
60	Andrew Raym*	C	23	6'4"/314	58	Oklahoma
#	DEFENSE	POS	AGE	HT/WT	OVR	COLLEGE
95	Derrick Brown	DE	26	6'5"/320	88	Auburn
94	A'Shawn Robinson	DE	29	6'3"/320	73	Alabama
75	DeShawn Williams	DE	31	6'1"/295	69	Clemson
96	Jaden Crumby*	DE	24	6'4"/301	67	Mississippi State
93	LaBryan Ray	DE	25	6'4"/290	62	Alabama
99	Shy Tuttle	NT	28	6'3"/300	71	Tennessee
91	Nick Thurman	NT	29	6'4"/295	65	Houston
7	Jadeveon Clowney	OLB	31	6'5"/255	78	South Carolina
98	D.J. Wonnum	OLB	26	6'5"/258	74	South Carolina
45	Marquis Haynes Sr	OLB	30	6'2"/235	70	Ole Miss
40	Charles Harris	OLB	29	6'3"/250	70	Missouri
52	DJ Johnson	OLB	25	6'4"/260	69	Oregon
38	Amare Barno	OLB	25	6'6"/245	67	Virginia Tech
48	Thomas Incoom	OLB	25	6'2"/265	62	Central Michigan
54	Shaq Thompson	ILB	30	6'0"/230	83	Washington
47	Josey Jewell	ILB	29	6'2"/236	78	Iowa
56	Trevin Wallace*	ILB	21	6'2"/241	71	Kentucky
49	Jon Rhattigan	ILB	25	6'0"/236	63	Army
41	Jacoby Windmon*	ILB	23	6'1"/250	64	Michigan State
53	Claudin Cherelus	ILB	25	6'2"/230	63	Alcorn State
8	Jaycee Horn	CB	24	6'1"/200	85	South Carolina
13	Troy Hill	CB	33	5'11"/180	77	Oregon
2	Mike Jackson	CB	27	6'1"/210	74	Miami
32	Lonnie Johnson Jr	CB	28	6'2"/213	73	Kentucky
23	Dane Jackson	CB	27	5'11/180	73	Pittsburgh
35	Anthony Brown	CB	30	5'11"/196	71	Purdue
26	Chau Smith-Wade*	CB	21	5'11"/176	69	Washington State
27	Shemar Bartholomew*	CB	24	6'0"/200	68	Georgia Southern
25	Xavier Woods	S	29	5'11"/200	81	LA. Tech
20	Jordan Fuller	S	26	6'2"/203	79	Ohio State
21	Nick Scott	S	29	5'11"/200	72	Penn State
42	Sam Franklin Jr	S	28	6'3"/210	70	Temple
22	Jammie Robinson	S	23	5'11/190	69	Florida State
36	Demani Richardson*	S	23	6'1"/214	63	Texas A&M
#	SPECIAL TEAMS	POS	AGE	HT/WT	OVR	COLLEGE
4	Eddy Pineiro	K	28	5'11/190	74	Florida
10	Johnny Hekker	P	34	6'5"/225	73	Oregon State

*-Denotes Rookie