Joe Person

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No longer with a blue check, but still covering the Panthers for The Athletic, sampling craft beers and watching a lot of HS football and baseball games.

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T-Mac on why he wore a Xavier Legette T today:

Dave Canales defending EE scheme.

Rico Dowdle next gets to face his former Cowboys team: “They gotta buckle up. I think they know.”

Another one.

Panthers CB Will Lee says he is ready for a more prominent role in the wake of the Jaycee Horn injury. Says he learned from the “rookie mistakes” vs Chicago.

Tetairoa McMillan: “Shedeur (Sanders) went out there and killed it. But obviously I’m gonna take my quarterback any day of the week. Shout out 9.”

Xavier Legette said he can’t have another season like last year, when he had too many “mishaps.”

Dave Canales: Chris Brazzell will get imaging after hurting same knee that’s been bothering him.

Xavier Legette: Have to make the plays when they matter.

Jimmy Horn said the Panthers only got a glimpse of his speed this weekend. What’s it going to look like when he revs it up? “I’ll be flying. I’ll be out of there.”

Bryce Young on hanging in Xavier Legette’s hometown, where he rode a 4-wheeler — but didn’t get on a horse.

That indoor facility can’t get finished quickly enough.

Lathan Ransom on his penalty that preceded the Saints’ game-winning field goal.

Canales on the flea flicker: Aggressive call.

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Panthers DL Bobby Brown on the Deshaun Watson roughing call: “He flopped. But it is what is.”

Rico Dowdle says his decreased carries at the end of the season will impact his thinking in free agency. Says he wants to go somewhere where he can get bulk of the carries.

Jalen Coker said he was frustrated with the outcome and the fact that he couldn’t finish the game. Does not think the quad injury is too serious.

Asked Dave Tepper about bringing MLB to NC. “Talk to (Hurricanes owner Tom) Dundon.” Went on to say Charlotte would have a “harder job” than Raleigh getting a MLB franchise “with that (NC) legislature.”

Luke Kuechly revisits his retirement decision. Said he knew people would tell him to see different doctors to convince him to keep playing. But “it was time for me to stop playing football.”

Tetairoa McMillan said the Seahawks playing more man than usual caught the Panthers by surprise.

Panthers def. coord. Ejiro Evero on being accountable to his players: “If I do things well, that’s what I’m supposed to do. When I don’t do things well, I’ve gotta find a way to correct it just like them.”

Mike Jackson says the Seahawks traded him for “a bag of chips - a stale bag of chips” when they sent him to Carolina in 2024 for 7th-round LB Michael Barrett, who was cut by Seattle at the end of training camp.

Panthers rookie Nic Scourton on lackadaisical approach before facing Saints: “Some guys got too big-headed and forgot what really goes on in the NFL.”

Bryce Young the last man out in intros.

Dave Tepper says Panthers cannot keep relying on come-from-behind wins. Emphasized the need for fast starts.

Dave Canales says he played Bryce Young in part because he didn’t want Andy Dalton playing behind beat-up OL in lopsided loss.

David Tepper on the success of the Panthers and Charlotte FC: “It’s not too shabby.” Adds: “We’ll see where it goes,” while praising Dave Canales and Dan Morgan for what they’re building.

Roger Goodell: Charlotte is “built for a (NFL) Draft.” Says Super Bowl host cities tied heavily to hotel rooms. But with the city’s growth, Goodell adds Charlotte could be in the mix in the future.

Bryce Young: It sucks to have a day like this but exciting to grow from it.

Canales: Bryce Young lower-body injury seemed to impact him on some of his throws.

Mike Jackson with a message for anyone would question how the Panthers attacked the Rams on their final drive: “They got armchair quarterbacks, but at the end of the day they ain’t doing this for a living.”

Tetairoa McMillan: “I’m just as surprised as you are for dropping so many balls.” T-Mac taking accountability after a couple of drops vs 49ers.