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Panthers fans react to Bryce Young officially reaching his rookie deal:
One day before reporting to Spartanburg, S.C. for training camp (and 85 after he was drafted), quarterback Bryce Young officially agreed to terms with the Carolina Panthers on his rookie contract. And suffice to say, the faithful was feeling it.
Here are Friday’s best fan reactions to the freshly-inked deal:
Best fan reactions to Julius Peppers and Muhsin Muhammad being named to the Panthers Hall of Honor:
Carolina Panthers legends Julius Peppers and Muhsin Muhammad are headed to the Hall of Honor later this year—and its current members weren’t the only folks who gave the duo a warm welcome.
Here are some of the best fan reactions to Monday’s big announcement:
Boston fans have a special bond with Smart, and his departure has left them hurting, and many are underwhelmed by the return on Williams.
Former Boston Celtics veteran point guard Marcus Smart expressed shock and disappointment after being traded to the Memphis Grizzlies for big man Kristaps Porzingis. The Flower Mound native learned about the trade through his fiancee in the middle of the night, despite being previously told there were no trade talks.
There may have been a miscommunication between Smart and the team’s management, but any way you slice it, Smart’s departure from the Celtics after nine years is a loss for the team, It’s clear Smart’s leadership and passion were valued by other teams, despite his inconsistent shooting.
Boston fans have a special bond with Smart, and his departure has left them hurting, and many are underwhelmed by the return on Williams.
To talk over all of the above and then some, the hosts of the eponymous CLNS Media “Bob Ryan, John Goodman and Gary Tanguay” podcast convened on a recent episode.
Check out the clip embedded above to hear what they had to say.
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Panthers fans were even more hyped after Tuesday’s inside look at how the 2023 NFL draft came together.
From the decision on the 39th overall pick to the trade call made by Nicole Tepper, the third and final episode of “Panthers Blueprint” offered plenty of inside gems. And fans, for the third and final time, were amazed by the behind-the-scenes look into their team’s offseason.
Here are some of the best reactions to Tuesday’s release:
Bradley (and Brody) Bozeman starred in the latest highly-acclaimed episode of “Panthers Blueprint.”
On Monday, the second episode of “Panthers Blueprint” premiered and highlighted the team’s big offseason signings. And just like the first installment, the fans were loving the inside look.
Here are some of the best reactions to the latest 25 minutes from behind the scenes in Carolina.
Lucky the Leprechaun, meet Kristaps Porzingis the unicorn: Here’s everything you need to know about the newest Celtic Kristaps Porzingis.
The Boston Celtics are set to welcome former All-Star big man Kristaps Porzingis to the Hub following a blockbuster offseason trade between the Celtics, the Memphis Grizzlies, and the Washington Wizards. This comes following a disappointing 2023-24 campaign that failed to produce a repeat trip to the Finals. By trading for Porzingis, Celtics president Brad Stevens shuffled the deck and changed the tenor and geography of Boston’s roster in a major way.
The move wasn’t without controversy. Landing Porzingis meant saying goodbye to Marcus Smart, the longest-tenured member of the team, its defensive anchor, and a key leader on and off the court. It’s a trade that marks a major inflection point for the Celtics, and it will take time to fully appreciate the totality of the trade.
“I said this at the start of the summer,” Stevens said in a recent press conference. “I thought that we needed to balance our roster and make sure that we looked at the best ways to do that. And that meant that we were going to likely lose a really, really, really good player.”
The sting of losing Smart may linger for a while, but adding a player of Porzingis’ caliber is a special opportunity. So who exactly is Kristaps Porzingis? What has he done in his time in the NBA prior to coming to Boston, and why is he sometimes called a “unicorn”? And perhaps most importantly, what does he add to the Boston Celtics?
Celtics president Brad Stevens explained why he believes Kristaps Porzingis will fit in perfectly with the Boston Celtics. https://t.co/zEYi9jzJXa
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) June 23, 2023
The first taste of “Panthers Blueprint” left fans hungry for more.
On Tuesday, the Carolina Panthers released the first episode of its three-part documentary series entitled “Panthers Blueprint.”
The premiere focused in on new head coach Frank Reich and the rest of his staff, which apparently had fans geeked up for more. Here are some of the faithful’s best reactions to the show’s opening installment:
There’s an entire league of high-level basketball to watch if the finals sting too much, and these two Celtics took advantage.
Fans of the Boston Celtics are not the only ones among us looking for a basketball fix right now with only two teams left in the NBA having left a league-sized hole in our viewing habits. But there is an entire league of basketball taking place alongside the Denver Nuggets – Miami Heat finals series that is perhaps too raw to watch for Boston fans in the first place.
And that would be the WNBA season currently unfolding alongside the last gasps of the NBA’s 2023 postseason, with loads of exciting action to watch in person or online, with at least two members of the Celtics roster electing for the former.
The duo in question was star forward Jayson Tatum and reserve swingman Grant Williams, the latter an outspoken fan of the women’s game.
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How the new CBA will impact Boston's offseason, Jaylen Brown's extension, and more w/ capologist@YossiGozlan
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Panthers fans are spinning over Brian Burns’ switch from No. 53 to No. 0.
On Wednesday, Carolina Panthers outside linebacker Brian Burns made quite a switch.
The former No. 53, who had been contemplating a uniform change for a few years, will now be the new No. 0. And given that 0 hasn’t been in circulation for the last 50 years, he’ll be the first Panther to ever don the digit.
So, how are Carolina fans feeling about the franchise’s No. 1 No. 0? Here are some of the best reactions to the news . . .
Panthers fans really wanted free-agent pass rusher Leonard Floyd. But, uh, that’s not happening.
Carolina Panthers fans are still hoping that their team dips into the open market for a free-agent pass rusher. But that market just got a tad smaller on Monday morning.
As first reported by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Buffalo Bills came to terms with outside linebacker Leonard Floyd—one of the more notable names that remained available. And now that he’s not, the Carolina faithful seem to be losing faith . . .
