The Carolina Panthers is an American professional football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the Southern Division's National Football Conference (NFC) division. The team is headquartered at the Bank of America Stadium in downtown Charlotte; also the field of team house. They are one of several NFL teams to have the stadium they play, legally registered as Panthers Stadium, LLC. The Panthers are supported throughout the Carolina; although the team has played his home game at Charlotte since 1996, he played a home game at the Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina during his first season. The team hosts the annual training camp at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The head coach is Ron Rivera.
The Panthers was announced as a 29th league franchise in 1993, and began playing in 1995 under the original owner and founder Jerry Richardson. The Panthers played well in their first two years, completing 7 wins, 9 losses> 7-9 in 1995 (the best time for the first season of the NFL expansion team) and the next 12-4 years, won the NFC West before losing to the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game. They did not have another winning season until 2003, when they won the NFC Championship and reached the Super Bowl XXXVIII, losing 32-29 from the New England Patriots. After recording a playoff performance in 2005 and 2008, the team failed to record another playoff appearance until 2013, the first of three successive NFC South titles. After losing in division to San Francisco 49ers in 2013 and Seattle Seahawks in 2014, the Panthers return to the Super Bowl in 2015, but lost to the Denver Broncos. The Panthers have reached the playoffs seven times, progressing to four NFC Championship Games and two Super Bowls. They have won six division titles, one in NFC West and five in NFC South.
Carolina Panthers is legally registered as Panther Football, LLC. and is controlled by David Tepper, whose purchasing team from founder Jerry Richardson was unanimously approved by the league owner on May 22, 2018. The club is worth approximately US $ 1.56 billion, according to Forbes.
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Franchise history
Beginner
On December 15, 1987, businessman Jerry Richardson announced his offer to expand the NFL franchise in Carolina. As a North Carolina native, Richardson was a former wide receiver at the Baltimore Colts who had used the 1959 league championship bonus to co-found the Hardee restaurant chain, which later became president and CEO of TW Services. Richardson drew his inspiration to pursue an NFL franchise from George Shinn, who has made a successful bid for the National Basketball Association (NBA) expansion team in Charlotte, Charlotte Hornets. Richardson founded Richardson Sports, a partnership consisting of himself, his family, and a number of businessmen from North and South Carolina were also recruited to become limited partners. Richardson saw four potential locations for the stadium, eventually picking uptown Charlotte. In choosing a team name, Richardson does not run focus groups with potential fans. Their intentions have always been 'Panthers'; Jerry Richardson started driving with a 'PNTHRS' plate near the end of 1989.
To highlight the demand for professional football at Carolinas, Richardson Sports held preseason games around the area from 1989 to 1991. The first two games were held at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina and Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, while the third and final game was held at the Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. The match between the existing NFL teams. In 1991, the group formally applied for open expansion, and on 26 October 1993, 28 NFL owners unanimously named the Carolina Panthers as 29 NFL members.
1995-2001: The first year of play
The first Panthers competed in the 1995 NFL season; they were one of two expansion teams to start playing that year, the other being Jacksonville Jaguars. The Panthers are stationed at NFC West to increase the division's size to five teams; there are already two other southeast teams in the division, the Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints. The former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Dom Capers was named first head coach. The team completed its inaugural season 7-9 , the best ever performance of the first-year expansion team. They performed better in the second season, finishing with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses "> 12-4 and winning the NFC West division, as well as securing the first half. The Panthers defeated defending champion Super Bowl Dallas Cowboys in the division before losing the NFC Game Championship to the final Super Bowl champion, Green Bay Packers. The team only managed to finish 7-9 in 1997 and slipped to 4-12 at 1998, which led to the dismissal of Capers as head coach.
The Panthers hired former San Francisco 49ers head coach George Seifert to replace Capers, and he led the team to a record of 8 wins, 8 losses> 8-8 in 1999. The team finished 7-9 in 2000 and fell to 1-15 in 2001, won their first game but lost Their last 15. This performance tied the NFL record for most losses in a season and broke the record held by the 1976 Buccaneers without a win for the most consecutive loss in a single season (both recordings had been solved by Lions 2008), leading Panther to dismiss Seifert.
2002-2003: Move to the first South NFC and Super Bowl appearance
After the NFL expansion to 32 teams in 2002, the Panthers were moved from the Western NFC to the newly created Southern NFC division; The Panthers rivalry with Falcons and Saints is maintained, and they will join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The New York Giants defensive co-ordinator John Fox was hired to replace Seifert and lead the team to a 7th, 7th loss, 7-9 title in 2002. Despite the team's defensive defense, the second best in the NFL on the conceded page, they are hindered by the offense that ranks as the second worst in the league in yards earned. The Panthers upgraded to 11.5 in the 2003 regular season, won NFC South and made it to the Super Bowl XXXVIII before losing to the New England Patriots, 32- 29, in what which was soon praised by sports writer Peter King as "Greatest Super Bowl of all time". King feels the game "is an incredible championship battle, filled with everything that makes football dramatic, draining, envious, annoying, fantastic, exciting" and compliments, among other things, uncertainty, training, and conclusions. The game is still considered one of the best Super Bowl of all time, and in the opinion of NPR reporter based in Charlotte, Scott Jagow, the Super Bowl Panthers appearance represents Charlotte's arrival to the national scene.
2004-2009
After 1-7 started in 2004, the Panthers rebounded to win six of their last seven games despite losing 14 players for the season with injuries. They lost their last game to New Orleans, finishing the 2004 season in 7-9 . Had they won the game, the Panthers would have made the playoffs. The team was upgraded to 11.5 in 2005, finishing second in the Tampa Bay back division and clinching the playoff spot as a wild card. In the first round of the playoffs, the Panthers went out into the streets to face the New York Giants, beating them 23-0 for the first NFL playoff playoff against the home side since 1980. The following week, they beat Chicago 29-21 on the road but lost key player Julius Peppers, defensive ends, and DeShaun Foster, ran back, who were both injured during the game. The Panthers were then defeated 34-14 by the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship Game, ending their season. Although the Panthers went into the 2006 season as favorites to win the NFC South, they finished with a disappointing record of 8-8 . The team finished the 2007 season with a record of 7 wins, 9 losses> 7-9 after losing quarterback Jake Delhomme at the start of the season due to an elbow injury. In 2008, the Panthers rebounded with 12 abilities, 12 losses, 12-4 regular season records, won NFC South and secured the first round of byes. They were eliminated in the playoff division, losing 33-13 in the end, NFC Champion Arizona Cardinals after Delhomme flipped the ball over six times. Delhomme's struggle was brought into the 2009 season, where he threw 18 interceptions in the first 11 games before breaking his finger in throwing hands. The Panthers are in the record of 4-7 before the end of Delhomme's season, and his reserve, Matt Moore, leads the team to 4-1 finish this season for the record 8-8 .
2010-2017
In 2010, after releasing Delhomme in the offseason, the Panthers finished with a record of the worst league ( 2-14 ); Their offense is the worst in the league. John Fox's contract expires after the season ends, and the team does not defend it or its staff.
The team hired Ron Rivera to replace Fox as head coach and draft a new trophy from the University of Heisman Trophy, Cam Newton with the first overall pick in the NFL Draft 2011. The Panthers open the 2011 season 2 -6 , but finished with a record of 6 wins, 10 losses "> 6-10 , and Newton was awarded the Rookie of the Year AP offensive award after setting the NFL record for the most hurried touchdown. rush of quarterbacks (14) in a season and become the first NFL beginner quarterback to be thrown for more than 4,000 yards in a season. He is also the first rookie quarterback to rush for more than 500 yards in one season. In 2012, the Panthers re-opened the season badly, losing five of their first six games, leading the old general manager Marty Hurney to be fired in response. The team slid to a record of 2-8 before winning five of their last six matches, earning 7 -9 notes. This powerful end result helped save Rivera's job. The Panthers had a winning season the following year, finishing with record 12 wins and 12 wins of 12-4 and winning their third NFC South title and other bye playoffs, but they were beaten by 49ers in the round. division. In 2014, the Panthers open the season with two wins, but after 12 matches sit in the 3rd, 8th loss, 1st "> 3-8-1 due in part to seven games without a win. A four-match winning streak to end the season puts their team into their second consecutive win at the South NFC championship and playoffs, despite a record loss of 7-8-1 . The Panthers beat the Arizona Cardinals, 27-16, in the wild card to advance to the division playoffs, where they lost the eventual Seattle NFC champion 31-17. The 2015 season saw the Panthers start the season 14-0 and finish the season 15-1 , bound for the best regular season record in NFC history. The Panthers also secured their third third NFC Southern championship, as well as their first top seeded playoff spot. In the 2015-16 playoffs, the Panthers defeated the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC playoffs, 31-24, after closing them in the first half, 31-0, and Arizona Cardinals, 49-15 (highest score in the NFC Championship)), in the Championship Game NFC to advance to the Super Bowl 50, their first Super Bowl appearance since the 2003 season. The Panthers lost their defensive struggle to the AFC Champion Denver Broncos, 24-10.
In the 2016 season, the Panthers backed their 15-1 record from 2015, posting a record of 6-10 and finished in last place at NFC South, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2012, and losing division titles to second-seeded Falcons, representing NFC in the Super Bowl LI.
In the 2017 season, the Panthers finished with an 11-5 record and seeded # 5 and lost to New Orleans Saints 31-26 in the Wild Card Round, their first loss in that round in franchise history.
2018-present
On May 16, 2018, David Tepper, formerly a minority owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers finalized an agreement to purchase Panthers. The sale price was more than $ 2.3 billion, a record at the time. This agreement is approved by the league owner on May 22, 2018.
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Logo and uniform
Logo
The Panthers logo form is designed to mimic the outlines of North Carolina and South Carolina. The Panthers changed their logo and logotype in 2012, the first change in team history. According to the team, the changes were designed to give their logo "an aggressive, contemporary look" as well to give it a three-dimensional feel. The main tweaks are made in the eyes and mouth, where features, especially the muscular eyebrows and fangs, are more prominent, creating a more menacing look. The revised logo has a darker shade of blue over the black logo, compared to the old design, which has a blue color over black.
Uniform
By the time they were announced as the 29th NFL team in October 1993, Panthers logo and design helmets had been completed, but the uniform design was still in the creation stage. After the discussion, the Panthers organization decided on a white, black, and blue shirt, and white and silver trousers. The exact tone of the blue, which they decide will be a "blue process" (lighter color of Duke and darker than North Carolina), is the most difficult color to choose from.
Team uniforms have remained largely the same since their creation, with only minor changes such as changing the color of the team's black uniform socks from blue to black and turning the team's shoes from white to black. Richardson, a self-described traditionalist, says that no major uniform changes will be made in his life.
The Panthers have three main jersey colors: black, white, and blue. Their blue shirts, designated their alternate uniform, are the latest and introduced in 2002. NFL rules allow teams to use blue jersey up to two times in a particular season. In all other matches, teams must wear white or black shirts; in an NFL match, the home side decides whether to wear a dark or white jersey, while the visitors wear opponents. Usually Panthers choose white or blue when the weather is predicted to be hot and black when the weather is expected to be cold.
Panthers usually pair their white shirts with white pants, while black and blue jerseys are paired with silver pants; there are only a few exceptions to this combination. The first example was in 1998, when the team paired their white shirts with silver pants in a match against the Indianapolis Colts. The second example is in 2012 when the game against the Denver Broncos, when they pair their black shirts with new black pants; this creates an all-black uniform, with the exception of blue socks and silver helmets. The decision to wear blue socks was made by team captain Steve Smith, who felt the blue socks gave the uniform a much different look compared to other teams that had a black uniform. The black uniform won the "Biggest Uniform in NFL History" contest, a fan selection contest run by NFL.com in July 2013. In July 2013, team equipment manager, Jackie Miles, said Panthers intends to use all-more uniform blocks in the future front. The Panthers wore black uniforms three times the following season, one each in pre-season and regular seasons, and the third time during the playoffs of the home division vs. 49ers. During the 2015 Panthers' Thanksgiving Day match against the Dallas Cowboys, they debuted the all-blue uniform as part of the Nike Color Rush series.
Team uniforms did not change significantly after Nike became the NFL jersey supplier in 2012, but the collars were changed in honor of former Panthers and coach Sam Mills by presenting the phrase "Keep Pounding". Nike has understood the idea, and the team supports the concept as a way to expose new fans to the legacy of Mills, who died of cancer in 2005. Mills has introduced the phrase, which has since become the team's slogan, in a speech he gave to the performers and coach before their 2003 playoff game against Dallas; in his speech, Mills compared his fight against cancer by fighting on the team's pitch, saying "When I found out I had cancer, there were two things I could do - stop or keep pounding, I'm a fighter, I kept pounding.. Keep pounding! "
Stadium and training facility
The Panthers played their first season at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina, because their facility in downtown Charlotte is still under construction. Ericsson Stadium, called Bank of America Stadium since 2004, opened in the summer of 1996. The Bank of America stadium is wholly owned by the Panthers, making them one of the few teams in the NFL to have the facilities they play. The stadium is specially designed by HOK Sports Facilities Group for football and also serves as the headquarters and administrative office of Panthers. On some days the stadium offers public tours at an additional cost. Private tours for groups are offered at a cost of seven days a week, although there are some exceptions, and such tours must be prearranged. Two bronze panther statues flank each of the three main entrances of the stadium; they are the largest statue ever commissioned in the United States. The names of the original PSL owners of teams engraved at the base of each statue. Two people at the Panthers Hall of Honor, Mike McCormack team executives and midfielder Sam Mills, are honored with human-sized bronze statues outside the stadium. Mills, in addition to being the only player in the Hall of Honor, is the only player to have the jersey number (# 51) retired by the Panthers in 2016.
The Panthers have three open fields next to the Bank of America Stadium where they currently hold their practice; during the 1995 season, when the team played their home game in South Carolina, the team held their training at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Since the training ground, along with the stadium, is located in downtown Charlotte, the fields are directly visible from skyscrapers as well as from a four-story condo located across the street. According to Mike Cranston, the outstanding jokes say that the Panthers division rivals have collected their resources to buy rooms on the upper floors of buildings, and that fires in condominiums are caused by Panthers organizations. To prevent people from looking into the field when the team is training, the team has added "strategically grown trees and tarpaulins on the fence around the fields". In addition, they employ security teams to supervise and expel people who stop at the fence around the field. If the weather is bad, the team move their practice to an indoor sports facility about 10 miles from the stadium. The team does not have this facility. The Panthers have hosted their annual training camp at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, since 1995.
Culture
The Panthers are supported both in North Carolina and South Carolina; South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley declared July 30, 2012, "Carolina Panthers Day" in his country, saying that "when it comes to professional teams, the Carolina Panthers are a team called South Carolina of their own." During the 2016 NFC Championship and Super Bowl, #OneCarolina hashtag is used by collegiate and professional sports teams from North Carolina and South Carolina to show integrated support for the Panthers.
Pat Yasinskas of ESPN.com observes that while there is "a bit of wine and cheese atmosphere in the Panther game... there is a strong core of heavy fans who bring energy to the Bank of America Stadium.Life lives and dies with the Panthers because there are not many other options in world of sports ". Sports Illustrated ranked Panthers as the 10th highest "NFL Fan Value Experience" of 2007, connecting many fan atmospheres with team novelty when compared to an established basketball fanbase. They also observed that the stadium has a scattered parking lot, each having a different tailgating style. Some have fried chicken, pork, or Carolina-style barbecue, while others have live bands and televisions. Football games in the public car park, but fans tend to "behave", in part because of the blue law that prevents the sale of alcohol before noon on Sunday.
Carolina Panthers has sold out all home games since December 2002, and their home presence has been ranked the top ten NFL since 2006.
Maskot, cheerleaders, and drumline
Sir Purr, an anthropomorphic black cat dressed in a jersey numbered '00', has been the Panthers mascot since their first season. During the game, Sir Purr provides moonlight entertainment through theatrics and "silly stupidity". The mascot participates in a number of community events throughout the year, including monthly visits to patients at Levine Children's Hospital. Sir Purr also hosts the annual Bowl Mask, an event that pits pro and college mascots during a break at the selected Panthers home game.
The team cheerleader is Carolina Topcats, a group of 24 women who lead cheers and entertain fans at home games. TopCats participates in corporate events and charities. Team drumline is PurrCussion, ensemble snare, tenor, and bass drummer and cymbal player. PurrCussion performs for fans outside the stadium and introduces players before the home game; it's made up of drummers from around the Carolina.
Save Pounding Drum
Beginning with the 2012 season, Panthers introduced the Keep Pounding Drum, inspired by motivational speech by Sam Mills before the 2004 playoff game against Cowboys. Before every home game, an honor drummer hit a six foot four-foot drummer to signify four-quarters of an American football game. According to the team, drummers "come from various backgrounds and jobs, but all have overcome big trials or hardships that not only make them strong but also encourage them to make others around them stronger". Drummers include current and former Panthers players, military veterans, Make-A-Wish children, and athletes from other sports, including NBA MVP and Charlotte's native Stephen Curry, US women's national football players Whitney Engen and Heather O'Reilly , and 7th time NASCAR Series Cup winner Jimmie Johnson.
Songs and traditions
During the inaugural Panthers season, the team has an official fight song, which the team played before every home game. The song, "Stand and Cheer", remains the official team battle track, but the team usually does not play it before the home game. Due to the negative fan reaction "Stand and Cheer" was withdrawn in 1999. Since 2006, the song has returned. In recent seasons, the team has played Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" and Board Chairman "I Rather Be In Carolina" soon after the home win. A song "keep pounding" was introduced during the 2015 season which begins before the opening kickoff of each home game. As requested by the video board, one side of the stadium shouted "fixed" and the other side responded with a "tap". The singing is similar to what happens in college football games.
Charity and community work
Carolina Panthers supports various non-profit organizations in North and South Carolina through the Carolina Panthers Charities. Four annual scholarships are awarded to athlete students through the Carolina Panthers Graduate Scholarship and the Carolina Panthers Players' Sam Mills Memorial Scholarship programs. Carolina Panthers Charities also offers grants for nonprofit that support educational, athletic, and human services in the community. The Panthers and Fisher Athletic have provided six grant gear for the high school football teams in the Carolina every year since 2010. Carolina Panthers Charities raise funds with three annual benefits: Countdown to Kickoff Luncheon, the team's first public event every season; Football 101, an educational workshop for fans; and the Weekend Flag Football Tournament, a two-day non-contact flag football tournament. Another annual benefit is Taste of the Panthers, a gourmet food tasting that raises funds for Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina.
In 2003 the Panther and Carolinas Health Foundation established the Keep Pounding Fund, a fundraising initiative to support cancer research and patient support programs. The Panthers community has raised more than $ 1.4 million for funds through direct donations, charity auctions, blood donations, and 5k annual stadiums. Panthers and Levine Hospital coordinate monthly hospital visits and experience VIP game days for severely ill or hospitalized children.
In addition to the team's special efforts, Panthers participates in a number of regular initiatives promoted by the NFL and USA Football, the teenage league's development partner. These include the United States Football Month, held throughout August to encourage and promote youth soccer; A Crucial Catch, Breast Cancer Awareness Month program; Salute to the Service, held throughout November to support families and military personnel; and PLAY 60, which encourages young NFL fans to be active at least 60 minutes each day.
Radio and television
The radio coverage is provided by the WBT main station (1110 AM) and through the Carolina Panthers Radio Network, with affiliates throughout Carolinas, Georgia, and Virginia. The Panthers radio broadcasting team is led by Mick Mixon, Eugene Robinson, and Jim Szoke. Radio networks broadcast pre-match coverage, games with comments, and post-match bandages. It also broadcasts Panther Talk, a weekly show at Bank of America Stadium that offers fans the chance to meet players and ask questions from staff.
National broadcasting and cable television networks include regular season games, as well as some pre-season games. Locally, the station owned and operated by Fox WJZY aired most of the regular season games, while every home game against the AFC air team at CBS WBTV affiliate. Any appearance on Monday Night Football is broadcast simultaneously on ABC's WSOC-TV affiliate, while the late-season appearance on Thursday Night Soccer is a simulcast on WBTV. Sunday night and several Thursday night matches aired on NBC WCNC-TV affiliate.
All pre-season and special team games are broadcast by the Carolina Panthers Television Network at WCCB main station in Charlotte and fourteen affiliate stations throughout Carolinas, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee. Television broadcasting teams consist of play-by-play commentator Mike Morgan, color analyst and former Panthers player Mike Rucker, and a side reporter Pete Yanity. The network also hosts the "The Huddle Panthers", a weekly show focused on future opponents of the Panthers. Panthers Gameday , the Panthers postgame event, hosted by sportswoman Russ Owens and former Panthers midfielder Kevin Donnalley at WCNC-TV.
The Panthers also offers Spanish game broadcasts on a network of eight stations hosted by WGSP-FM in Pageland, South Carolina, as well as additional radio affiliations in Mexico. Jaime Moreno provides play-by-play while his nephew, Luis Moreno Jr., is a color commentator. They have become popular even amongst English panther fans to style announcing their colorful and colorful energy.
Rivalry
The Panthers have developed hot rivalry with three fellow NFC South (Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and New Orleans Saints). Team fierce rivalries are Falcons and Buccaneers.
Falcons are natural geographical rivals for the Panthers, as Atlanta is only 230 miles (370 kilometers) south on I-85. Both teams have played each other twice a year since the start of the Panthers, and the game between the two teams featured a large contingent of Panthers fans at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium of Atlanta.
The Panthers rivalry with Tampa Bay has been described as the most intense in NFC South. The competition came from 2002 with the formation of NFC South, but it got very hot before the 2003 season with a verbal battle between players on both teams. It's increasing when the Panthers go to Tampa Bay and beat them in what ESPN.com author Pat Yasinskas described as "one of the most physical contests in recent memory". Competition has resulted in a number of severe injuries to players on both teams, some of which are caused by dirty games. One of these dramas, an illegal attack on Tampa Bay defender Clifton Smith, sparked a close-range battle between the two teams in 2009.
During their time in the NFC West, the Panthers began to develop competition with the San Francisco 49ers. This competition faded after the NFL moved the Panthers out of NFC West.
Seattle Seahawks
A relatively new competition, this one came from the 2005 NFC Championship Game, in which the Seahawks won the 31-14 game. Competition begins again in 2012, when the Panthers lose in regular season home games near the Seattle Seahawks team led by Russell Wilson's rookie quarterback, 16-12. In the 2013 season, the Panthers open the season at home versus Seattle. They again lost a close match, with a final score of 12-7. Seahawks will continue to win the Super Bowl XLVIII. In the 2014 season, again at the Bank of America Stadium, the Seahawks defeated the Panthers in week eight, 13-9. In the playoff division round, the Panthers face Seattle in Seattle, famous for strong opponent field to play in, and lose 31-17. Seahawks will lose Super Bowl XLIX. In the 2015 season next year, the teams face off in Seattle, where the Panthers win another game, 27-23. In the playoff division, the Panthers face Seattle at the Bank of America stadium, where they have never beaten the Seahawks team led by Russell Wilson. At half time they led 31-0, but Seahawks rebounded and scored 24 unanswered points before the Panthers were able to seal the win, 31-24. The Panthers will go on to lose the Super Bowl 50. In the 2016 season, the team meets in Seattle, where the Panthers are beaten, 40-7. Since the 2012 season, Carolina is 2-5 overall against Seattle and 1-1 at playoff round. The aspect of the competition comes from how close the majority of matches are and the fact that they have played seven times between 2012 and 2017 - at least once a year. Teams are not facing each other during the 2017 season.
Player
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Hall of Honor
The Carolina Panthers Hall of Honor was established in 1997 to honor individuals for their contributions to the Carolina Panthers organization. Each inductee is honored with a human-sized bronze statue just outside the North Entrance of the Bank of America Stadium, while the names of each original PSL owner are written on black granite bases in each of the six panther statues. Rules added in the mid-2000s by the Panthers organization require all potential candidates to retire for at least five years before they qualify for induction.
Pro Football Hall of Fame capture
Candidates for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, who "honor individuals who have made outstanding contributions to professional football", are determined by 46 member electoral committees. At least 80% of voters must approve candidates for him inaugurated.
Ownership and administration
Jerry Richardson
Jerry Richardson is the founder and original owner of the Carolina Panthers. Richardson and his family own about 48% of the team, with the remaining 52% being owned by a group of 14 limited partners. Richardson paid $ 206 million for the right to start the team in 1993; according to Forbes , Panthers is worth about $ 1 billion per 2012. They rated the Carolina Panthers as the 16th most valuable NFL team and the 23rd most valuable sporting team in the world.
Mike McCormack, a Hall of Fame midfielder for Cleveland Browns and former coach and executive for Seattle Seahawks, was the president of the first team of Panthers, who led the role from 1994 until retiring in 1997; McCormack was sworn in as the first person in the Hall of Honor Carolina Panthers at the end of that year. Jerry Richardson's son Mark was appointed second-team president in 1997 and served in the role until he resigned in 2009. Jon's brother, who was president of Bank of America Stadium, resigned at the same time. The resignation of Mark and Jon Richardson was unexpected, as it was thought that the two would eventually take over the team from their father. Mark Richardson was replaced by Danny Morrison, who previously served as athletic director of Texas Christian University and Wofford College, Richardson alma mater.
David Tepper
On May 16, 2018, David Tepper, formerly a minority owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers finalized an agreement to buy the Carolina Panthers, valued at over $ 2.3 billion, a record at the time. This agreement is approved by the league owner on May 22, 2018.
Coach
Carolina Panthers has four head coaches. Dom Capers was head coach from 1995 to 1998 and led the team to a playoff appearance. Counting the playoff game, he finished with a 31-35 record (0.470). George Seifert coached the team from 1999 to 2001, scoring 16 wins and 32 losses (.333); He is the only head coach in the history of the team that does not lead the team to a playoff appearance. John Fox, the team's longest head coach, led the team from 2002 to 2010 and coached the team to three playoff appearances including the Super Bowl XXXVIII the Panthers lost. Including playoffs, Fox ended his tenure with a record of 78-74 (.513), making him the only Panthers coach who completed his tenure with the team with a winning record. Ron Rivera, the current head coach, has held the position since 2011 and has led the team to three playoff appearances including the Super Bowl 50 that the Panthers also lost. Counting the playoff game, he has a career record of 67-51-1 (.567). Statistically, Rivera has the highest winning percentage of any Panthers head coach.
Current staff
Team notes
Since they started playing soccer in 1995, the Panthers have followed four NFC Championships; they lost two (1996 and 2005) and won two (2003 and 2015). The Panthers have won six championship divisions: the NFC West championships in 1996 and the South NFC championships in 2003, 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2015. They are the first and only team to win the NFC South back to back and have won the NFC South more often than any other team in the division. They finished as runners-up in their division six times, finishing second place at NFC West in 1997 and 1999 and finishing second place at NFC South in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2012. They have qualified for the playoffs 8 times , last in 2017.
Kicker John Kasay is the leader of team career points. Kasay scored 1,482 points for 16 seasons (1995-2010) with the Panthers. Quarterback Cam Newton, who has been playing for the Panthers since 2011, is a passing career leader, having thrown for 20,257 yards for six seasons with the team. Running back Jonathan Stewart is the rushing career leader for the Carolina Panthers. Stewart, during his tenure with the team (2008-2018), rushed for 6,868 yards with the Panthers. Wide receiver Steve Smith, the team's leading recipient, recorded 12,197 receiving yards during his 13-year (2001-2013) tenure with the team.
References
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External links
- Official website
- Carolina Panthers at NFL.com
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