Linebacker Luke Kuechly announced that he’s retiring from the NFL at age 28, after eight seasons with the Panthers. “It’s never the right time to step away,” Kuechly said in a video posted on the […]
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. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Redskins hired Ron Rivera as their coach on Wednesday in owner Dan Snyder’s latest step to try to turn around the wayward franchise. Washington announced the move two days after Snyder […]
CHARLOTTE — Panthers safety Tre Boston refuses to believe Christian McCaffrey’s incredible statistical season is all for naught. McCaffrey became the first NFL player this season — and the first Panthers player ever — to […]
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 […]
Two days after the Carolina Panthers suffered a home loss to the 2-9 Washington Redskins, the team announced that it was firing head coach Ron Rivera. In a statement from the team, owner David Tepper […]
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 […]
Let’s go back to the golden age of Carolina Panthers football, and perhaps the greatest head coach in franchise history: Red “Peppy” Schmidt, who went from being a two-way, leather-helmeted player in the 1930s to […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. — A matchup featuring two MVP candidates turned into a stage for a third player to make his case to be included in the MVP conversation. Preston Smith and Green Bay’s defense […]
CHARLOTTE — Cam Newton’s injury status has raised questions about whether he’s played his final game for the Carolina Panthers. The 2015 league MVP has struggled with shoulder and foot issues the last two seasons […]
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