{"id":905500,"date":"2026-05-30T18:18:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T18:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/905500\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T18:18:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T18:18:35","slug":"panthers-end-fridays-otas-with-legendary-group-of-familiar-faces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/905500\/","title":{"rendered":"Panthers end Friday&#8217;s OTAs with &#8216;legendary&#8217; group of familiar faces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/carolina-panthers\/364\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Carolina Panthers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Carolina Panthers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Carolina Panthers<\/a> ended their first week of organized team activities on a legendary note.<\/p>\n<p>Around 20 former Panthers were on hand for Friday&#8217;s outing in Uptown Charlotte. The session, which marked the start of legends day at Bank of America Stadium, gave players\u2014past and present\u2014a chance to chop it up with one another on the practice field.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Per Kassidy Hill of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.panthers.com\/news\/former-players-come-back-home-for-friday-practice\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Panthers.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Panthers.com&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Panthers.com<\/a>, the group of special guests included (all former) wide receivers <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/28730\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Damiere Byrd;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Damiere Byrd&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Damiere Byrd<\/a> and <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/30380\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Austin Duke;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Austin Duke&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Austin Duke<\/a>, tight end Pete Metzelaars, offensive linemen <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/28113\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Davonte Wallace;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Davonte Wallace&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Davonte Wallace<\/a>, T.J. Washington and Travelle Wharton, defensive linemen <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/26667\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kawann Short;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kawann Short&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kawann Short<\/a> and Al Wallace, linebackers James Anderson, Thomas Davis Sr. and Omar Gaither, cornerback Jimmy Hitchcock, safeties <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/27656\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tre Boston;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tre Boston&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tre Boston<\/a>, Colin Branch, <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/7792\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Roman Harper;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Roman Harper&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Roman Harper<\/a> and Eugene Robinson and long snapper Mark Rodenhauser.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Carolina Panthers ended their first week of organized team activities on a legendary note. 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