Great pic of some recently retired, and one seldom seen, great Panthers Ryan, Greg, Luke…

[raleigh-panther]

[Pimpdaddy]

...that was then...what is now....

[SmokinwithWilly]

Amazing how much weight these guys drop when they aren't playing football. That's a lot of beef to carry around, especially for linemen. 

[KatsAzz]

Hmmmm!!! Looks like Luke didn't clean his plate.

[Panthers8969]

I hope kalil didn’t have to turn his neck. Would hate for him to injure it doing absolutely nothing 

[bigskypanthersguy]

Can it be 2015 again?

[WarPanthers89]

12 hours ago, Panthers8969 said:

I hope kalil didn’t have to turn his neck. Would hate for him to injure it doing absolutely nothing 

Lol dude was injured at the end of his career and is hands down the best center we have ever had. 

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

4 minutes ago, WarPanthers89 said:

Lol dude was injured at the end of his career and is hands down the best center we have ever had. 

Yeah that's one of the weirdest callouts I've seen on this site in a long time.  Kalil is one of the most uncontroversial, well-liked players in franchise history.

[BrianS]

13 hours ago, Panthers8969 said:

I hope kalil didn’t have to turn his neck. Would hate for him to injure it doing absolutely nothing 

Did Kalil end his career with a number of injuries?  Yes, sure did.  Incontrovertible.

Do you know how he got those injuries?  Playing his guts out for the Panthers for his entire career here and being a role model for everyone.  This is a guy who we should be wondering when he goes into the Ring of Honor.  Five times Pro Bowl, two time All Pro.  Absolute Panthers legend.

Edited February 13, 2022 by BrianS

[45catfan]

CMC preferring to hang out with the Panthers that were winners than his current teammates.  I'm sure he uttered something at that dinner along the lines of, 'man, I wish I could have played along side of you guys!'

[Brooklyn 3.0]

Why do guys color their hair? Just go grey, man. It's not a death sentence.

[raleigh-panther]

1 hour ago, BrianS said:

Did Kalil end his career with a number of injuries?  Yes, sure did.  Incontrovertible.

Do you know how he got those injuries?  Playing his guts out for the Panthers for his entire career here and being a role model for everyone.  This is a guy who we should be wondering when he goes into the Ring of Honor.  Five times Pro Bowl, two time All Pro.  Absolute Panthers legend.

I think he is confusing Ryan with his truly worthless on a football field brother.

[PandaMan]

3 hours ago, The NFL Shield At Midfield said:

Yeah that's one of the weirdest callouts I've seen on this site in a long time.  Kalil is one of the most uncontroversial, well-liked players in franchise history.

Only reasons someone could have to dislike Kalil were him vouching for his brother, him retiring then going to the Jets that one time (which was a ton of cash, can’t blame him), and his neck injuries, which also aren’t his fault.  
 

Only thing he truly did wrong was vouching for Matt Kalil lol, but those brotherly bonds run strong.  I’d commit a crime to have Ryan Kalil back in his prime.  Not anything crazy, but a crime nonetheless.  Ryan Kalil was a blessing to this franchise and is, I believe, the only exception to Hurney’s second round draft failures

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

1 hour ago, PandaMan said:

Only reasons someone could have to dislike Kalil were him vouching for his brother, him retiring then going to the Jets that one time (which was a ton of cash, can’t blame him), and his neck injuries, which also aren’t his fault.  
 

Only thing he truly did wrong was vouching for Matt Kalil lol, but those brotherly bonds run strong.  I’d commit a crime to have Ryan Kalil back in his prime.  Not anything crazy, but a crime nonetheless.  Ryan Kalil was a blessing to this franchise and is, I believe, the only exception to Hurney’s second round draft failures

1 year and like $8.5 million to come out of retirement for the Jets.  I don't blame him at all.