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Panthers sign 4 former AAF players and former Eagles DT


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Happy for my buddy Thomas Duarte. We were together at UCLA and then again when he started his career in Miami as a late-round draft pick. He’s a bit of a hybrid tight end with good route running skills and his best attribute is his hands and body control in the air. Probably a longshot to make the roster, but he stuck around for a couple years on the Dolphins practice squad and made some plays in practice while I was there. Pulling for you TD!

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I had to be ok with nobody seeing what God saw... I had to be ok with just being me & God for awhile. I had to let them sleep on me. Well, It's time to wake them up. #KeepPounding @Panthers

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2 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:
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I had to be ok with nobody seeing what God saw... I had to be ok with just being me & God for awhile. I had to let them sleep on me. Well, It's time to wake them up. #KeepPounding @Panthers

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I'll be back in the NFL next season. When I do, I promise I'll be one of the best to do it.
10:08 AM - 8 Apr 2019

6'7" 364

Good grief. In a league full of massive men, that's a MASSIVE man.

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34 minutes ago, OnlyPantherFaninMaine said:

Happy for my buddy Thomas Duarte. We were together at UCLA and then again when he started his career in Miami as a late-round draft pick. He’s a bit of a hybrid tight end with good route running skills and his best attribute is his hands and body control in the air. Probably a longshot to make the roster, but he stuck around for a couple years on the Dolphins practice squad and made some plays in practice while I was there. Pulling for you TD!

Yep he caught everything at UCLA.  I always think of the play at 0:39 when I hear his name. Points to the body control/hands you speak of.

 

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