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May 22, 2022

Ikem Ekwonu

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What’s left to do: A look at the Carolina Panthers’ remaining needs

May 4, 2022 Shawn Krest

The Carolina Panthers have to consider their 2022 Draft a success after addressing the two positions that most needed attention. They also happen to be the two positions that are toughest to fill outside of […]

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Panthers stay the course in NFL Draft

May 4, 2022 Shawn Krest

The NFL Draft is filled with smoke screens as teams try to mask their true intentions with false narratives and leaked rumors. It’s easy for a team to lose its way, but the Carolina Panthers […]

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Panthers select OT ‘Ickey’ Ekwonu with 6th pick in NFL Draft

April 28, 2022 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule said he and general manager Scott Fitterer went through about 50 different scenarios the morning of the NFL Draft and very few of them had Ikem “Ickey” Ekwonu […]

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Panthers, NC State front and center at NFL Draft

April 27, 2022 Shawn Krest

After weeks of evaluations, drama and subterfuge, the NFL Draft has finally arrived. The annual player selection event will hold its first round on Thursday and wrap up the seven-round affair on Friday and Saturday. […]

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Ekwonu, Howell lead NFL Draft prospects from NC

April 6, 2022 Brett Friedlander

The 2021 college football season began with a player from a North Carolina school being hyped as the possible No. 1 overall pick in the next NFL Draft. Three weeks out from the draft, that’s […]

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Local prospects hope to improve draft stock at NFL Combine

March 2, 2022 Shawn Krest

The NFL Combine began this week, which, in and of itself, was a relief for the league. Last month, close to half of the 324 players expected to attend the annual meeting and evaluation of […]

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Look Ahead — 2022 Bold Predictions

December 29, 2021 North State Journal Staff

Every year, the sports staff of North State Journal (sports editor Cory Lavalette and reporters Brett Friedlander and Shawn Krest) look into our crystal balls and try and predict what some of the bigger news […]

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‘Mature’ Wolfpack open season with high expectations

September 1, 2021 Brett Friedlander

NC State football coach Dave Doeren likened the opening game of a new season to “chasing ghosts” because of all the unknowns they present. It’s a concept Doeren and his counterpart at South Florida, Jeff […]

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NC State looks to overturn ‘Law of the Wolf’

August 4, 2021 Brett Friedlander

There’s a widely held perception among NC State fans that the higher the expectations on one of their school’s athletic teams, regardless of the sport, the more likely that team is to underachieve. It’s known […]

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As spring football begins, UNC locks up Mack Brown

March 24, 2021 Brett Friedlander

Division I college football programs all across the state are holding their annual spring practice with an eye on preparing for the upcoming 2021 season this fall. At North Carolina, they’re looking even farther into […]

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