Carolina Panthers
On Thursday night, the NFL announced that the Carolina Panthers will get their first Hall of Fame inductee later this summer after they announced during the NFL Honors Ceremony. Mills played for the Panthers from 1995 to 1997 to close out his career, totaling 331 total tackles, 10.0 sacks and seven interceptions. In those three seasons, Mills finished in the top five in Defensive Player of the Year voting and was voted All-Pro in 1996. In his 12 year NFL career, Mills played in 181 career games, racking up 1,265 total tackles, 20.5 sacks, 23 fumble recoveries and 11 interceptions, earning five trips to the Pro Bowl and being named All-Pro the one time.
All the buzz following the Senior Bowl was the performance of Liberty QB Malik Willis, which vaulted him into the discussion of being the first QB off the board. The competition is now believed to be between Willis and Kenny Pickett from Pittsburgh. The Panthers are interested in both, as they are still looking to find a long-term solution to their QB woes, which have plagued the team since Matt Rhule became the HC. Panthers beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer, Ellis Williams, joined the Nick Wilson Show earlier today, to talk about Willis, and the potential of him being the first quarterback taken:
Carolina Panthers long snapper and longest tenured player J.J. Jansen joins Bo Thompson, David Chadwick, Jim Szoke and Brett Jensen in studio talking about re-signing with the Panthers, his take on the Big Game this Sunday, and a City of Hope CLT campaign surprise announcement.
As the 2022 NFL Draft continues to draw closer and draft season takes full effect, the question surrounding the Carolina Panthers seems to be about which key offensive position they value the most and would be willing to spend a high draft pick on. Is it the offensive tackle position, where the team had yet another chance this past draft to get their long-awaited left tackle of the future to finally replace Jordan Gross after all of these years, or is it the quarterback position, where the team decided to take a flier on a veteran quarterback that struggled and has them in an even worse spot that a year ago?
With well over two months away, there's no telling what the Carolina Panthers will do with the sixth pick in the NFL Draft. Mocks have them drafting a QB, an OL, or potentially trading back to acquire more picks to help address all the needs that exist on the roster. Many people believe they have to find their franchise QB sooner than later if there's any chance that Matt Rhule lasts in the NFL beyond 2022. But with Sam Darnold, and his $18 million salary on the books next year, it's going to be hard to justify drafting or trading for a QB, when you have that type of money already committed to a QB. Steven Ruiz from The ringer joined the Nick Wilson Show, earlier today, and expressed why the Panthers shouldn't draft a QB with the sixth pick, but cited a different reason:
We're inching closer to the 2022 NFL Draft, and a sign of that was the Senior Bowl that took place over the weekend in Mobile, Alabama which featured some of the top draft prospects, as it does every year. Of those in attendance was Liberty QB, Malik Willis, who figures to be a first-round selection later this year, despite competing at the Group of 5 levels. Willis was joined by UNC QB Sam Howell, Pitt Panther, Kenny Pickett, Cincinnati QB Desmond Ridder, and a few others, but Joe Marino, from The Draft Network, joined the Nick Wilson Show earlier today, and he expressed that Willis distanced himself from his competitors:
The Carolina Panthers haven't made the postseason, under David Tepper, and after a 5-12 season, it's hard to see the team make the postseason next season. The team is still searching for a franchise QB, is maligned by a bad offensive line, and with a plethora of free agents, many personnel questions exist as we enter the 2022 off-season. That didn't stop former tight end for Carolina, and current broadcaster for Fox Sports, Greg Olsen, saying today on the Nick Wilson show, that the Panthers aren't far off from making a return to the postseason
The Beat Reporter covering the Panthers for Panthers.com and dispenser of wisdom returned to The Clubhouse With Kyle Bailey on Tuesday as he gave a recap from the first practices of the Senior Bowl, and Darin went into what Scott Fitterer and the rest of the Panthers brass are keeping a close on throughout the […]
Since the end of last season, the NFC has seen legendary quarterback Drew Brees and Tom Brady retire, and Sean Payton walk away from coaching, leaving a void at the top of the division. Not to mention, that at some point, Falcons QB, Matt Ryan will be retiring as he is at the end […]
The Panthers legend turned NFL Network analyst joined Kyle Bailey on Monday’s edition of the Clubhouse as he reacted to the fallout from Championship Weekend, and what the Panthers could take away from it for next year. Things started more serious today with Steve as he started by discussing that he and his foundation (Steve […]