{"id":159211,"date":"2025-06-26T05:29:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T05:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/159211\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T05:29:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T05:29:08","slug":"panthers-jatavion-sanders-enrolls-at-tight-end-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/159211\/","title":{"rendered":"Panthers&#8217; Ja&#8217;Tavion Sanders enrolls at Tight End University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/carolina-panthers\/364\" data-autotag=\"8afac4d1-41b4-4302-b154-b45f5b48a0d2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Carolina Panthers<\/a> have another student enrolled at Tight End University.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s tight end summit\u2014once again headed by founders Greg Olsen, Travis Kelce and George Kittle\u2014was originally scheduled to host three current Panthers . . . or at least it <a href=\"https:\/\/pantherswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/panthers\/2025\/06\/24\/nfl-tight-end-university-panthers-greg-olsen-travis-kelce-george-kittle\/84339481007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">seemed that way<\/a>. TEU&#8217;s 2025 class announcement, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLNeb4MsKvM\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">posted<\/a> to their social media on Sunday, featured over 70 former and active tight ends\u2014including Carolina&#8217;s Tommy Tremble, Mitchell Evans and Dominique Dafney.<\/p>\n<p>Noticeably missing from the bunch, however, was 2024 fourth-round pick Ja&#8217;Tavion Sanders\u2014who is set to enter his second NFL campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Well, it turns out he actually is over there in Nashville, Tenn.\u2014as evidenced by this clip from Wednesday . . .<\/p>\n<p>With Tremble in the early stages of recovery from his <a href=\"https:\/\/pantherswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/panthers\/2025\/05\/27\/panthers-tommy-tremble-injury-update-back-surgery\/83881070007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pantherswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/panthers\/2025\/05\/27\/panthers-tommy-tremble-injury-update-back-surgery\/83881070007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recent back surgery<\/a>, Sanders could play a bigger role for the Panthers in 2025. In fact, the 22-year-old reportedly looked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6401049\/2025\/06\/04\/panthers-jatavion-sanders-tight-end-offseason\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">leaner and faster<\/a> during the team&#8217;s offseason workout program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJ.T. heard that message, took it seriously and he really came back in such great shape,\u201d head coach Dave Canales said of Sanders at OTAs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6401049\/2025\/06\/04\/panthers-jatavion-sanders-tight-end-offseason\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">via The Athletic<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m proud of him for taking those steps. And it makes me feel confident about him going into the summer, having a plan for his prep and looking for a big year out of him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sanders recorded 33 receptions for 342 yards and a touchdown as a rookie in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThePanthersWire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">@ThePanthersWire<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter\/X for more Panthers content.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Carolina Panthers have another student enrolled at Tight End University. 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