Charlie Heck, like most college football stars with NFL aspirations, is approaching this week’s draft with equal parts excitement and anticipation. But because of his bloodlines, the former North Carolina offensive tackle has a better […]
Meet the new Carolina Panthers … about as different from the old Panthers as it’s possible to be. The offseason overhaul of the Panthers roster continued as NFL free agency opened. Here’s a roundup of […]
It appears that the Cam Newton era with the Carolina Panthers is over. The team announced Tuesday that it was giving Newton, a former NFL MVP, Rookie of the Year and the franchise’s all-time leader […]
CHARLOTTE — While Cam Newton remains optimistic about his chances of playing for the Carolina Panthers next season, the team is remaining mostly silent on the quarterback’s future. “He’s rehabbing, that’s all I can say,” […]
For our annual awards, the North State Journal tries to focus on athletes, coaches and teams in the region that we cover. So more often than not, there will be a strong North Carolina connection. […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Carolina Panthers interim coach Perry Fewell keeps trying to fix problems. They’re just seem to be getting worse. On Sunday, the Panthers mustered only two field goals, gave up more than 200 yards […]
CHARLOTTE — Russell Wilson had done just about everything right for 3 1/2 quarters when the Seattle Seahawks asked their star quarterback to make one more big play. And, as he’s done so many times […]
ATLANTA — The Carolina Panthers have endured some rough stretches in the past two years. Linebacker Luke Kuechly believes this last week was probably the toughest. Not long after his team lost 40-20 to the […]
CHARLOTTE — With 41 seconds to go, the Carolina Panthers reached the 1 yard line. Trailing 29-21 to the 2-9 Redskins that has already fired its coach, Carolina needed a touchdown and two-point conversion to […]
CHARLOTTE — Panthers owner David Tepper said that he didn’t want the team to be mired in mediocrity for the long term. Tight end Greg Olsen said that Sunday’s 29-3 loss to Atlanta was “just […]
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