{"id":737127,"date":"2026-02-08T03:09:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T03:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/737127\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T03:09:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T03:09:19","slug":"nfl-great-says-hell-be-working-with-panthers-wr-xavier-legette-in-offseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/737127\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL great says he’ll be working with Panthers WR Xavier Legette in offseason"},"content":{"rendered":"

Xavier Legette may be getting some help from one of the biggest Carolina Panthers<\/a> fans on the planet.<\/p>\n

Chad Ochocinco spoke with team beat reporter Sheena Quick from Super Bowl LX’s “Radio Row” on Friday. And when discussing the team’s wideouts, he offered up an encouraging outlook for the struggling Legette.<\/p>\n

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“He’s comin’ to see me in the offseason. He’ll be alright. I guarantee you, he gonna be alright,” Ochocinco told Quick. “He’s special. He just needs someone to unlock the specialty, that I can see from far away.”<\/p>\n

Ochocinco was pretty special himself during his playing days. Before he became a full-fledged member of the Carolina faithful, he was three-time first-team All-Pro and six-time Pro Bowl pass catcher over a highly-productive 11-year NFL run.<\/p>\n

Legette, unfortunately, isn’t exactly trending in the same direction. The 2024 first-round pick experienced a dip in production from his underwhelming rookie campaign, amassing just 35 receptions for 363 yards and three touchdowns in 2025.<\/p>\n

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He also took a hit<\/a> in usage. Legette’s snap share decreased every week over the final four games, and ended with a career-low 31.4 percent mark in Week 18.<\/p>\n

But maybe whatever Ochocinco is realizing from afar can help unlock Unosiete.<\/p>\n

Follow\u00a0@ThePanthersWire<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter\/X for more Panthers content.<\/p>\n

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