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NFL Kickoffs Are About to Get Weird
NFL Kickoffs Are
About to Get Weird
Aug 23, 2025 7:02 AM CDT

NFL Kickoffs Are About to Get Weird

New rules make ugly kicks pay off big

(Newser) - No, the kicker didn't stumble. That kick was supposed to be terrible. In the NFL, ugly kickoffs are a strategy now. Instead of just one straight into the end zone, teams have used this preseason to experiment with low, bouncing squib kicks that wobble and veer like knuckleballs. The...

$3.1M Bet Rides on the Eagles
Historic Bet:
$3.1M on
the Eagles
Dec 8, 2024 10:00 AM CST

Historic Bet: $3.1M on the Eagles

Circa Sports takes its biggest wager ever on Philadelphia-Carolina game

(Newser) - Someone in Kentucky has $3.1 million worth of confidence in the Philadelphia Eagles. Circa Sports reports it took a bet for that amount Thursday on the Eagles money line at -700 odds. If 10-2 Philadelphia beats the 3-9 Carolina Panthers on Sunday, the wager would net approximately $442,800,...

Plane Carrying NFL Team Veers Off Taxiway, Gets Stuck

After Thursday's loss, Carolina Panthers hit another snag

(Newser) - Players, coaches, and staff with the Carolina Panthers were on a plane that ran off a taxiway in Charlotte early Friday. Though no one was injured, it was another hiccup for the Panthers following a preseason loss. Delta Air Lines Flight 8860 had landed at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, hitting...

New NFL Coach Wrote Confessional Book With Wife

'Recovering narcissist' Dave Canales detailed his infidelity, drinking, and addiction to porn

(Newser) - Dave Canales is ready to begin his journey as head coach of the Carolina Panthers 16 months after co-authoring a faith-based book about working through problems with his sexual infidelity, addiction to pornography and binge drinking. The book This Marriage? The Question That Changed Everything was written by Canales and...

Carolina Panthers Owner Fined After Throwing Drink

David Tepper appeared to toss his beverage into the stands toward opposing team's fans

(Newser) - As the Carolina Panthers' game against the Jacksonville Jaguars wound down Sunday, with the Panthers clearly heading for their 14th loss of the season, Panthers owner David Tepper was seen on video apparently emptying his drink into the stands where Jaguars fans were seated, then tossing his cup. The billionaire...

Here's the No. 1 Pick in This Year's NFL Draft

Carolina Panthers take Bryce Young at No. 1 overall in NFL draft

(Newser) - The Carolina Panthers believe they’ve finally found their franchise quarterback. The Panthers selected Alabama’s Bryce Young with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night, the first time the team has selected a QB with the top overall pick since Cam Newton in 2011,...

Panthers Bring Back Cam Newton
Panthers Bring Back
Cam Newton
Nov 11, 2021 4:40 PM CST

Panthers Bring Back Cam Newton

Former star quarterback 'loves Charlotte,' coach says

(Newser) - Superman has returned. But whether or not Cam Newton can save the Carolina Panthers' sinking season remains to be seen. The Panthers (4-5) have announced they've agreed to a one-year contract with Newton, bringing him back to the franchise that drafted him No. 1 overall in 2011—and later...

Where It Began: Team Debates Mask Rule for 'Sweet Caroline'

Videos of Panthers' victory celebrations raise concerns

(Newser) - Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule said the team's coaches will be masked up for future victory celebrations in the locker room that include the singing of "Sweet Caroline." A decision on whether the players also must wear masks is under evaluation, the AP reports. The Panthers...

Another Elite NFL Player Retires Young

Luke Kuechly, 28, has a history of concussions

(Newser) - "Even if you sort of saw it coming," Tuesday's announcement that seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker Luke Kuechly was retiring from the NFL at age 28 "was shocking," writes Max Henson at CarolinaPanthers.com . "And heartbreaking." Kuechly, who played for the Panthers, announced his...

NFL Star Leaves Prison 19 Years After Girlfriend's Death

Rae Carruth served 18 years in connection with Cherica Adams' murder

(Newser) - "Rae was picked up by family this morning, and that's about all we're going to say right now." That was the statement made by a friend on behalf of Rae Carruth , the former Carolina Panther imprisoned 18 years ago in connection with the 1999 murder of...

NFL Star Had Girlfriend Killed. 17 Years Later, He Speaks
NFL Star Had Girlfriend Killed.
17 Years Later, He Speaks
in case you missed it
Feb 24, 2018 5:30 PM CST

NFL Star Had Girlfriend Killed. 17 Years Later, He Speaks

Rae Carruth breaks his silence, expresses desire to have custody of his son

(Newser) - He was a star Carolina Panthers wide-receiver who was found hiding in the trunk of a car in a Tennessee hotel parking lot in December 1999 and arrested for having a hit put on his 7-months-pregnant girlfriend. Cherica Adams, 24, died nearly a month after being struck by four bullets...

Diddy Wants to Buy NFL's Panthers, Sign Kaepernick
Kaepernick Joins Diddy's
Push to Buy NFL Team
UPDATED
Dec 18, 2017 10:45 AM CST

Kaepernick Joins Diddy's Push to Buy NFL Team

'Let's make it happen!' exiled QB tweets after rapper floats idea of buying Panthers

(Newser) - Sean Combs has gone by a slew of monikers, but he'd like to add "Carolina Panthers owner" to the mix. The rapper, who now goes just by "Diddy," took to social media on Sunday evening to voice his intentions after current Panthers owner Jerry Richardson announced...

After Misconduct Report, NFL Owner Announces Sale

Panthers owner accused of harassment, using racist language

(Newser) - Facing a growing investigation that accuses him of sexual misconduct and using racist language at work, Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson announced Sunday that he will sell the NFL team after this season. The team on Twitter linked to a five-paragraph letter by the owner. "I believe it is...

From Sarcasm to Forgiveness, Reax to QB's Sexist Remark
Sorry, Guys,
Football Isn't
Rocket 
Science
OPINION
Oct 6, 2017 11:46 AM CDT

Sorry, Guys, Football Isn't Rocket Science

Reaction to Cam Newton's sexist remark ranging from sarcastically scathing to forgiving

(Newser) - Cam Newton has apologized for his sexist remarks to female reporter Jourdan Rodrigue, and to women in general, but the hype hasn't yet died down. "I'm a man who tries to be a positive role model in my community and tries to use my platform to inspire...

As Cam Newton Apologizes, So Does Reporter

Jourdan Rodrigue 'deeply sorry' for racist tweets

(Newser) - Having now received an apology from Cam Newton, Charlotte Observer reporter Jourdan Rodrigue has had to issue one of her own. The reporter, who covers the Carolina Panthers and was involved in what some called a sexist exchange with the quarterback during a press conference Wednesday, says she is "...

Cam Newton Loses Job Over Sexist Comment

The quarterback will no longer be the face of Oikos Greek Yogurt

(Newser) - In the wake of his sexist comment to a female reporter, Cam Newton has been fired ... as a yogurt spokesperson. TMZ reports Dannon will no longer be using the Carolina Panthers quarterback as the face of its Oikos Greek Yogurt brand, saying it was "shocked and disheartened" by his...

Cam Newton: 'Funny' to Hear Female Reporter Talk Football

Carolina Panthers QB is taking heat for 'sexist' remark to Jourdan Rodrique

(Newser) - A question Wednesday from a female reporter brought what the Daily Dot calls a "smirk" to Carolina Panther QB Cam Newton's face and, soon after, a "wave of feminist rage," per RedState . Charlotte Observer journalist Jourdan Rodrigue asked Newton about his teammate Devin Funchess, including "...

Cam Newton Sued for Allegedly Partying Too Hard

Lawsuit claims the Carolina Panthers QB destroyed a rental mansion

(Newser) - Apparently Cam Newton shied away from that Super Bowl fumble because he was (allegedly) saving his body for partying. TMZ reports a lawsuit filed against the Carolina Panthers quarterback by the manager of a luxury hotel rental company claims he did nearly $100,000 in damage to an $11 million...

Denver Takes Early Lead
 Denver Shocks 
 Carolina, 24-10 
super bowl 50
Feb 7, 2016 8:26 PM CST

Denver Shocks Carolina, 24-10

Broncos defense controls favored Panthers

(Newser) - The Denver Broncos upset the Carolina Panthers 24-10 in Super Bowl 50 on Sunday with a dominating defense that forced four turnovers—two of which turned into touchdowns, USA Today reports. Denver opened with two scores in the first quarter, a Brandon McManus 34-yard field goal and a strip-sack of...

Creed Singer Loves New Trend of Creedbombing

Scott Stapp says he's a Carolina Panthers fan now

(Newser) - The Carolina Panthers started a new trend called "Creedbombing," which is exactly what it sounds like—surprising someone by loudly singing a Creed song in your best impersonation of Creed's growly lead singer, Scott Stapp—and the team has won Stapp himself as a fan as a...

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