Mini Camp news

[Jackie Lee]

 

[Captain Morgan]

Carolina Blitz
@KeepBlitzin
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1h
Former Panthers Muhsin Muhammad and Trey Boston are checking out practice.

 

David Newton
@DNewtonespn
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50m
Sam Darnold fails to get Panthèrs a first down on four plays from the 40.

 

 

 

[Captain Morgan]

Jonathan M Alexander
@jonmalexander
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1h
Brandon Zylstra just Moss’d someone for a goal line TD. I didn’t see who was in coverage.

 

Ellis L. Williams
@BookofEllis
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1h
Touchdown Rashard Higgins on a delayed under route from Sam Darnold. Hollywood caught it with no one round, slowed into the end zone & leaped in. Entire offensive line rushed to join celebration.

[Captain Morgan]

Ellis L. Williams
@BookofEllis
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1h
Up next, Darnold threw back-to-back TDs, one to Tommy Tremble, the other to Shi Smith. Corral followed that up with two more TD passes. 

Panthers offense pouring it on from inside the 20

 

Ellis L. Williams
@BookofEllis
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1h
Robbie Anderson took a few reps during opening red zone session. Baggy blue hoodie & amber visor + new number = saucy.

 

Joe Person
@josephperson
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1h
And then Darnold hits Tommy Tremble and Shi Smith for TDs on consecutive passes.

 

Ellis L. Williams
@BookofEllis
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1h
Practice began with a 7 on 7 red zone session. Sam Darnold took first 4 reps. Matt Corral went next, throwing a left corner TD to TE Stephen Sullivan on his first pass.

 

Joe Person
@josephperson
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1h
Matt Corral with a nice touchdown pass to Stephen Sullivan in the back corner during red zone drills.

 

 

[Jackie Lee]

2 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

Like seeing this...a lot

Campen out there actually helping guys get better instead of whatever was going on last year

[Captain Morgan]

David Newton

 

@DNewtonespn

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13m

 

Panthers first-round pick Ickey Ekwonu said his goal is ‘'100 percent'' to be the starting left tackle in training camp. He also showed skills as a receiver on a TD catch from Sam Darnold in Thursday's final practice of OTAs.

 

 

Joe Person
@josephperson
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17m
Ikem Ekwonu says he’s actually had two catches this spring, so hopes he showed coaches he can do it in a game.

 

Jonathan M Alexander
@jonmalexander
·
18m
Ikem Ekwonu on the potential to face Browns' DE Myles Garrett and Steelers' T.J. Watt: 

"That's something I'm excited for. Going up against the best of the best is going to be test for me."

 

Darin Gantt
@daringantt
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19m
Ickey’s been to a basketball camp in Spartanburg, so he’s aware of the heat that’s in his future. (Not that it hasn’t been Spartanburg hot this week.)

“I chose to wrestle, but I could have played basketball."

 

Jonathan M Alexander
@jonmalexander
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20m
Ikem Ekwonu said he's been to Wofford once for a JV basketball tournament. He claims he averaged a double-double, 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Jonathan M Alexander
@jonmalexander
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22m
Ikem Ekwonu says he plans to train some in Charlotte and some elsewhere and hopes to close the gap between him and the vets conditioning-wise.

 

Darin Gantt
@daringantt
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23m
Ekwonu on his touchdown: “I knew Sam was going to put it on the money."

 

 

Darin Gantt
@daringantt
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23m
Ikem Ekwonu at the podium, says “the violence will never leave me.”  (That’s a thing offensive linemen say.)

Talks about the benefit of doing drills against Brian Burns, which will give him a sense of what NFL speed looks like.

 

[Captain Morgan]

David Newton
@DNewtonespn
·
27m
Panthers rookie quarterback Matt Corral sounds more confident now that he's completed OTAs. He plans to spend time in Florida training over the next five weeks before heading to Florida for family time.

 

David Newton
@DNewtonespn
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34m
When does Panthers' rookie QB Matt Corral think he will be ready to compete with Sam Darnold for the starting job? "Whenever coach [OC Ben McAdoo] says I'm ready, I'm ready.'' Sounds confident.

 

Jonathan M Alexander
@jonmalexander
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36m
Matt Corral said the biggest thing for him is learning the playbook. 

 

Darin Gantt
@daringantt
·
36m
Corral said the biggest challenge of the weeks before camp will be “not taking a day off mentally.”

He’s taking his playbook with him everywhere he goes, and staying in it to get himself ready.

 

 

[Captain Morgan]

Joe Person
@josephperson
·
44m
Rhule says he's not sure who will be the No. 1 left tackle when Panthers get to camp. Says Brady Christensen is one of the best players on the team (any position), so expect them to find a spot for him -- whether it's LT or LG.

 

Jonathan M Alexander
@jonmalexander
·
45m
Either Ikem Ekwonu or Brady Christensen, who has practiced at LT and LG, will start camp at LT. 

The coaching staff will evaluate after this, Rhule says.

 

Jonathan M Alexander
@jonmalexander
·
48m
Matt Rhule said he expects everyone, all the players, to be a full go by training camp. 

Daviyon Nixon, who is recovering from a  knee injury, is the only who has a ways to go.

 

Jonathan M Alexander
@jonmalexander
·
51m
Matt Rhule said all the coaches and personnel guys will take time off over the next five weeks so they can be ready for training camp in late July.

 

Joe Person
@josephperson
·
52m
Matt Rhule: Difference in Sam Darnold from OTAs last year to this year is "night and day." But Rhule said if there's someone they can bring in to make the team better -- at any position -- they're going to do it.

 

 

[Mr. Scot]

8 minutes ago, Captain Morgan said:

David Newton

 

@DNewtonespn

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13m

 

Panthers first-round pick Ickey Ekwonu said his goal is ‘'100 percent'' to be the starting left tackle in training camp. He also showed skills as a receiver on a TD catch from Sam Darnold in Thursday's final practice of OTAs.

That is a big ass receiver

[Jackie Lee]

They better be cutting some new camp videos if reporters can't take many/any videos themselves. Wanna see these TD's not read about them 

[PootieNunu]

19 minutes ago, Captain Morgan said:

Joe Person
@josephperson
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52m
Matt Rhule: Difference in Sam Darnold from OTAs last year to this year is "night and day." But Rhule said if there's someone they can bring in to make the team better -- at any position -- they're going to do it.

Nobody is buying this bullshit, as soon as Corral can run the offense Sam needs to be on the bench.