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Wolfpack looking to reach new heights
After being denied the chance to register a 10-win season, coach Dave Doeren and the Wolfpack are aiming to make it a reality in 2022. As evidence, look no further than the number of NC […]
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Little QB drama at start of Panthers camp
Maybe we were all looking at the wrong quarterbacks. Just over one week into Carolina Panthers training camp, the epic battle between Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield has been relatively quiet. Darnold, last season’s starter, […]
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QB battle looms over Panthers’ preseason
When an NFL team opens training camp, it’s standard practice to preview the season by running down the top storylines and position battles that need to be worked out before things kickoff. The Carolina Panthers […]
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What’s left to do: A look at the Carolina Panthers’ remaining needs
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]