Xavier Legette

Playoffs might hide Carolina flaws

January 23, 2026 Shawn Krest

There is an alternate reality where the Saints were three points better. A long Charlie Smyth field goal in the second quarter goes through, and New Orleans beats Atlanta by one in Week 18. That’s […]

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Fearless predictions for 2025

January 19, 2025 North State Journal Staff

As we do each year, the North State Journal’s sports staff came up with fearless predictions for 2025. We’re not gamblers, but you can pretty much bet the farm that all of this is going […]

Panthers go south for Legette

May 9, 2024 Shawn Krest

While several first rounders were wearing custom-made suits and shaking hands with the commissioner on draft night, Xavier Legette was at the Mullins, SC town hall with his grandmother. “It was really the only spot […]

LB instincts help Morgan in Draft

May 9, 2024 Shawn Krest

The book on Dan Morgan was that he was competitive and aggressive, able to move well in traffic and hit holes with a burst. That scouting report is nearly two dozen years old and described […]

Panthers draft: Lots to do

April 25, 2024 Shawn Krest

The Carolina Panthers are not on the clock, yet. The NFL Draft starts on Thursday night. After finishing last season with the worst record in the NFL, the Panthers earned the right to choose first […]