Panthers sign recently unretired NT John Penisini

[TheSpecialJuan]

just a minute ....

Edited April 8, 2023 by TheSpecialJuan

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[TheSpecialJuan]

I remember this guy former Lions draft pick who retired last year. 

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[Carl Spackler]

Juan's favorite player

[TheSpecialJuan]

8 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

I remember this guy former Lions draft pick who retired last year. 

 

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This week, a curious transaction appeared on the daily NFL wire. Back on Wednesday, the Detroit Lions waived former sixth-round pick John Penisini from the reserve/retirement list. It’s a curious transaction because a year ago, Penisini retired from the NFL. There would be no reason to change Penisini’s status unless he intends on returning to the league.

Pride of Detroit has since confirmed that Penisini does, indeed, intend to unretire from the NFL. Because he was still under contract when he initially retired back in 2022, the Lions held his rights. But Detroit officially waived him this week and no other teams claimed him. He is now an unrestricted free agent able to continue his NFL career with any team.

 

https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2023/3/31/23665097/detroit-lions-john-penisini-unretiring-nfl-free-agent-nose-tackle-2023

[MHS831]

I would not want those to be the first five letters of my last name because sometimes teammates shorten your last name as a nickname.  Like Gronk, for example.

Edited April 8, 2023 by MHS831

[panfanman]

Soooooo. . .was he any good?  Why did he retire?

[LinvilleGorge]

3 minutes ago, panfanman said:

Soooooo. . .was he any good?  Why did he retire?

Found this. Maybe had something to do with it.

While Penisini never gave a clear reason as to why he retired from the game of football, he did deal with some serious injuries during his two years in Detroit. Lions coach Dan Campbell explained a gruesome injury the defensive tackle had during his rookie season.

“John Penisini had what looked like softballs in his shoulder that he had repaired after the season after the fact,” Campbell said in July of 2021. “It just looked like a bunch of calcium deposits that had been in there. You wonder why when you watch the film last year why he’s not using his arm. It’s because he had issues. It’s a credit to him playing through it and all of those things.”

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[MHS831]

5 minutes ago, panfanman said:

Soooooo. . .was he any good?  Why did he retire?

His PFF score in 2021 was 56 or so--I think we need a NT, so he will have a chance.  I worry that his heart was not in it, which is why he retired at 24.  However, sometimes you need a year to reflect and contemplate.  I would say he has the potential to be a rotational guy at best--

Update--if he was playing injured, that explains it--could be a diamond in the rough.

Edited April 8, 2023 by MHS831

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11 minutes ago, Carl Spackler said:

Juan's favorite player

Man, I never would have even made the connection (pun not intended) had you not made it for me.