With so many new guys, there’s a clearer opportunity for a fresh start. Rozeboom said when he signed here, he was aware of last year’s stats (which helped create the opportunity for him here), but he said when it’s mentioned at all, it’s not in a black-cloud-over-their-heads way.
“It’s brought up sometimes, but it’s not in a, … I mean, obviously it’s negative, but it’s more like a growth thing,” Rozeboom said. “And I think that’s one of the player-led things too, which is bringing up like, ‘Hey, we’re not going to be like that again, we have to grow, we have to figure this stuff out.’ It’s not like it’s at the front of the room.”
The Panthers were also intentional about the places they brought guys from. Wharton, Brown, and Rozeboom all came here with Super Bowl rings from their time with the Chiefs and Rams (along with 2024 acquisition A’Shawn Robinson), and bringing those experiences to the mix is part of what they hope will accelerate that growth.