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So, what does the Carolina Panthers’ all-time leading receiver think about the first season of the team’s first-round wideout? Steve Smith Sr. teamed up with Underdog Network colleague James Palmer to review and grade the rookie campaign of Xavier Legette. And you can’t talk about Legette’s year without addressing his drops. “I think he’s lost a little bit of his confidence in … [Read more...] about Panthers all-time leading WR Steve Smith Sr. grades Xavier Legette’s rookie season

With Super Bowl LIX now (painfully) in the books, mock draft season has kicked into full gear.So, who do the experts think the Carolina Panthers could, should and/or would take with the eighth overall pick?Here’s a super-sized post-Super Bowl edition of our mock draft roundup . . . … [Read more...] about Panthers mock draft roundup 4.0: Tracking the latest 2025 projections

In case you were wondering if the pipeline from Charlotte to Western New York was still in use . . . According to ESPN senior NFL insider Adam Schefter, the Buffalo Bills are set to hire Chris Tabor as their special teams coordinator. The 53-year-old, who did not coach in the NFL this past season, spent the previous two campaigns with the Carolina Panthers. Tabor, under … [Read more...] about Bills hiring former Panthers interim HC/special teams coordinator Chris Tabor

Once again, football will be a family affair for Las Vegas Raiders head coach Pete Carroll. The Raiders have finalized their full 2025 coaching staff, a group that includes Carroll’s sons—Brennan and Nate. The former will serve as the run game coordinator/offensive line coach and the latter, who was a part of the Carolina Panthers’ staff in 2024, will be the assistant … [Read more...] about Former Panthers coordinator reunites with father, Raiders HC Pete Carroll, in Las Vegas

Steve Smith Sr. has some backup. On Monday, the Carolina Panthers legend expressed his displeasure with former teammate Cam Newton—who labeled the early makings of the 2011 team as a “locker room of losers.” Newton made the comment while discussing the pressures of being a No. 1 overall pick with reigning Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter in New Orleans this past week. Smith … [Read more...] about More former Panthers take exception to Cam Newton’s ‘locker room of losers’ comments