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The Carolina Panthers veterans officially report to camp in Spartanburg, SC Tuesday morning as the organization officially enters a new era with head coach Frank Reich and quarterback Bryce Young. Julian Council takes a look at the biggest storylines heading into camp.A new coaching staff presents a new opportunity as several players have joined the roster this offseason. Meaning, that players from the previous staff are now having to hold onto their roster spots. Julian evaluates the most anticipated, most underrated, and most overvalued camp battles.Entering camp the pressure to make the roster is on for several players but who on the roster bubble is under the most pressure?Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!BetterHelpThis episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. If you’re thinking of starting therapy, give BetterHelp a try. Visit BetterHelp.com/Lockedon today to get 10% off your first month.eBay MotorsFor parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guara

The Carolina Panthers enter the 2023 season with a ton of excitement locally and a reasonable level of interest nationally as Frank Reich takes over as head coach and top draft choice Bryce Young is set to take snaps as QB1. The Panthers had an up-and-down 2022 season where they overachieved with interim head coach Steve Wilks. Considering that, what would record would represent a successful season for the franchise in this year of transition?Julian Council answers that among other listener questions in this week's edition of the Weekly Friday Mailbag.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!eBay MotorsFor parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit. eBay Motors dot com. Let’s ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply.LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNFL. Terms and conditions apply.FanDuelMake

The Countdown to Training Camp continues as the Carolina Panthers are five days away from reporting to camp at Wofford College. Will there be any big news before they do? Brian Burns is still without a long-term deal and rookie quarterback Bryce Young hasn't come to terms on his rookie deal. Will each sign prior to the start of camp?Charlotte Observer Panthers beat reporter Mike Kaye joined Julian Council to discuss the pending contracts, and expectations for Young heading into camp, along with several other headlines as the 2023 NFL season begins in earnest.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!eBay MotorsFor parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit. eBay Motors dot com. Let’s ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply.LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNFL. Terms and conditions apply.FanD

The Carolina Panthers 2023 rookie class will report to Spartanburg on Saturday ahead of the beginning of Training Camp next Wednesday. Much is expected of number one overall pick Bryce Young as the Panthers organization looks to the former Alabama signal-caller to be the answer to their QB problems. Julian Council details what expectations should be placed on Young based on how rookies in his position have performed in the past.Young headlines a five-man draft class for the Panthers. While Young is expected to play a major role for Carolina in 2023, what will the other four draft picks produce in their debut seasons?Which undrafted free agents can push for a spot on the initial 53-man roster? Julian highlights a few individuals with the best chance.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!eBay MotorsFor parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit. eBay Motors dot com. Let’s ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items onl

In eight days the Carolina Panthers will once again head down I-85 South to Spartanburg, SC for Training Camp at Wofford College. Before they do, there are several unanswered questions for the organization including whether a long-term deal will get done with Pro Bowler edge rusher Brian Burns and the health status for several key players heading into the season. Julian Council looks at a few of the remaining unanswered questions for the team.While there are still questions to be answered the Panthers have found solutions to several of their problems heading into the offseason. Julian discusses some of the certainties the team has heading to camp.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!eBay MotorsFor parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit. eBay Motors dot com. Let’s ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply.LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, f

As the Carolina Panthers prepare to head down to Training Camp in Spartanburg, SC, there remains one final box to check on the offseason to-do list: sign Brian Burns to a long-term deal. The Panthers and Burns have both stated their intentions but so far have not agreed to a deal. According to Darin Gantt on Panthers.com, an offer has been made to Burns. At what point should Panthers fans become concerned about a lack of a new deal for Burns? Julian Council answers.On the final day of June, the Panthers added veteran defensive tackle Taylor Stallworth. Stallworth's addition sets up an intriguing training camp battle on the interior of the Panthers defensive line.Free agent wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins opted to sign with the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. Julian discusses what the Panthers lack of interest in Hopkins signals about their feelings about their WR room.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!eBay MotorsFor parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Gua

Over the past few seasons, the Carolina Panthers have cycled through a handful of placekickers. But after a perfect finish to the end of the 2022 regular season, the team appears to have found a long-term option in Eddy Pineiro. Pineiro won the job based on the way he responded to a forgettable afternoon in Atlanta as the Panthers traded oft-injured kicker Zane Gonzalez after rewarding Pineiro with a new deal. Can Pineiro reward the Panthers faith in him with another strong season in 2023?While the NFL rule changes call into question the importance of having a strong return game in the NFL, the Panthers are still in search of a difference-maker at the position. Which players can solidify their spots on the 53-man roster by way of the return game?How big of an impact will the Panthers special teams unit have on the upcoming season?Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!eBay MotorsFor parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit. eBay Motors dot com.

After an injury-plagued 2022, Jeremy Chinn is back healthy for the Carolina Panthers heading into 2022. Chinn enters the final year of his rookie contract in a new role as defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero will look to utilize Chinn as more of a "playmaker" with the addition of Vonn Bell in the safety room. Will the Panthers see the best version of Chinn in 2023?The Panthers find themselves with a deep safety room as Chinn, Bell, and Xavier Woods are all quality starters while rookie Jammie Robinson and special teams ace Sam Franklin present quality backup options. Considering the depth and the expectation that Chinn won't spend the majority of time at safety, how often should fans expect to see him in the secondary?Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!eBay MotorsFor parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit. eBay Motors dot com. Let’s ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply.LinkedInLinke

There's an argument to be made that had either Donte Jackson or Jaycee Horn been healthy during the Carolina Panthers Week 17 matchup at Tampa Bay, the Panthers would've been NFC South champions. On that day, Tom Brady and Mike Evans exposed the Panthers lack of quality depth at corner as CJ Henderson and Keith Taylor struggled mightily. The two were thrust into duty as for the second straight season, Jackson and Horn suffered season-ending injuries. Can the two play a full and healthy 2023 regular season?In the event that Jackson and/or Horn miss time again in 2023, do the Panthers have enough depth? Should the Panthers add a veteran cornerback to the roster? Can Henderson and Taylor improve under the new coaching staff?Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!eBay MotorsFor parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit. eBay Motors dot com. Let’s ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply.LinkedIn

Shaq Thompson is back for another year in Carolina. Entering the offseason there was a question whether Thompson would be back under Frank Reich's coaching staff. Thompson had a prohibitive cap number that would've made him an easy cap casualty. Instead of making that move, the Panthers worked out a new deal for their defensive captain, ensuring that he'd be in Carolina for another two seasons. Is Thompson the most important piece to the Panthers defense?Frankie Luvu went from a core special teamer to one of the Panthers top defensive players in 2022. In his first year as a starter, Luvu totaled 111 tackles and a team-high 19 tackles for loss. How much better can Luvu get in the new 3-4 scheme?Can Brandon Smith make more of an impact in his second season in Carolina?Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNFL. Terms and conditions apply.FanDuelMake Every Moment More. Don’t mi

After posting a career-high 12.5 sacks and earning a second successive nod to the Pro Bowl, Brian Burns is entering his prime as an outside linebacker for the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers have taken notice of Burns' production rewarding him with the fifth-year option of his first-round rookie contract, in which he'll make $16 million this season. Not only that, Carolina has foregone several opportunities to trade Burns for major draft compensation. So, it's time for Burns to get paid. What will a potential new deal for Burns look like? Is 2023 the year he becomes an All-Pro?While Burns is almost certain to produce double-digit sacks in 2023, there's a major question mark as to whether the Panthers can get enough production opposite of him at the other outside linebacker spot. The likely starter heading into training camp is sixth-year pro Marquis Haynes, who had a career-high 5.0 sacks in 2022. If given the starting nod and increased snaps, can Haynes fulfill produce at a high enough level? Or will it be a

Derrick Brown is coming off a breakout 2022 season after tying Mike Rucker's franchise record for the most tackles by a defensive tackle in a single season. For Brown's efforts, the Carolina Panthers opted to exercise his fifth-year option for the 2024 season, showing an early investment in one of the team's stalwart defenders. Now that Brown has taken a step toward being a dominant defender, can he take the next step toward being a Pro Bowl honoree?Through Brown's first three seasons, he only has six sacks. These numbers align with Brown's college production as he only tallied 12.5 sacks through four seasons at Auburn. But new Panthers defensive line coach Todd Wash believes that Brown has the potential to be a pass-rushing threat and believes that he can get it out of him. Is this the year that Brown wreaks havoc as a pass rusher?What impact will the new additions to the defensive line have in Carolina in 2023? Is there set to be a three-man battle for the final roster spot?Support Us By Supporting Our Spon

In one offseason the Carolina Panthers offensive line went from arguably its greatest weakness to its greatest strength. One of the major reasons why is second-year left tackle Ickey Ekwonu. The Panthers used their 2022 first-round pick to finally stop the annual churn at the left tackle position to select the hometown kid. In doing that, it appears the team has their franchise left tackle for the next decade. Coming off of a strong debut season, can Ekwonu deliver a Pro Bowl season this fall?One of the issues with Panthers offensive lines over the past handful of years is the inability to build continuity. While the Panthers added three new starters to the Week 1 unit, the team was finally able to field a healthy offensive line, starting only two combinations all season. Unfortunately, the injury bug bit at the worst possible time as starting right guard Austin Corbett tore his ACL in the season finale at New Orleans. Panthers head coach Frank Reich has already stated that the team expects to start Corbett o

The Carolina Panthers enter the 2023 season with a rebuilt wide receiving core. Gone is DJ Moore. Gone is Robbie Anderson. Veterans Adam Thielen, DJ Chark, and Damiere Byrd join a group of returnees in Terrace Marshall Jr., Laviska Shenault, and Shi Smith. The team also utilized the draft to help rebuild the position, drafting Ole Miss receiver Jonathan Mingo in the second round.The top name of the group is Thielen, a former All-Pro and multi-time Pro Bowler. Thielen is coming off of a 700+ yard receiving season but entering the season at 33 years old. How much more does Thielen have to offer? Can he provide more than veteran leadership to the group?The rest of the group is made up of players that have shown promise but battled through injury or have failed to produce at a consistent level. Considering that and the Panthers starting a rookie quarterback in Bryce Young, do the Panthers have enough receiving talent to aid Young during his rookie season?What roles will each receiver play in head coach Frank Reic

Over the past three seasons, the Carolina Panthers tight end position group has ranked amongst the worst in the NFL. But could that all be coming to an end now that Frank Reich is the head coach? The Panthers signed veteran pass-catching tight end Hayden Hurst this offseason to help fix the issue. Can Hurst remain healthy for a full season and restore the tradition of successful tight ends in the passing game?Third-year tight end Tommy Tremble was vocal a few weeks back about the previous staff's lack of attention to the tight end group in the passing game. Reich's offenses have traditionally utilized multiple tight ends. Could this be the year for Tremble to break out as a secondary option in the passing game?Ian Thomas showed promise his rookie year but hasn't been much of a factor the past four seasons, three of which were under Matt Rhule. Is Thomas' lack of production a product or poor development? Is this the year Thomas finally lives up to the talent?Is there room for a fourth tight end? Stephen Sulliv

Possibly the least talked about group on the Carolina Panthers roster this offseason has been the running back room. The Panthers made a big free agency move by signing former Philadelphia Eagles running back Miles Sanders, fresh off his first career 1,000-yard rushing season and a Super Bowl appearance. Julian Council continues his roster evaluation series by taking a close look at the Panthers backs heading into 2023.Can Miles Sanders repeat the performance that he had a year ago? Will he be called upon to be the bell cow back for Carolina?What role will third-year back Chuba Hubbard play in 2023? Hubbard served as the backup for the past two season, getting an opportunity to lead the way in 2021 when Christian McCaffrey went down with injury. But last year took a backseat to D'Onta Foreman following the teams trade of McCaffrey. How will the new staff utilize him?Raheem Blackshear became a core special teamer for the Panthers in 2022. While he's expected to play a similar role under special teams coordinat

Julian Council begins in 2023 Carolina Panthers position breakdowns by evaluating the QB position. Julian discusses the biggest storyline surrounding the group, the biggest question that needs to be answered, along with an overall outlook on the position.There's no biggest storyline than the Panthers trading up to draft Bryce Young number one overall in the 2023 draft. How will Young be able to handle the weight of expectations?The Panthers effectively ended the QB merry-go-round by drafting Young. Now, can he lead them to the playoffs as a rookie starter?What does the future hold for Matt Corral now that Young is in Carolina and Andy Dalton is the clear-cut backup to Young?Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!BirddogsGo to birddogs.com/lockedonnfl and they’ll throw in a free custom birddogs Yeti-style tumbler with every order.FanDuelMake Every Moment More. Don’t miss the chance to get your No Sweat First Bet up to ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS in Bonus Bets when you go FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON.FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in

The Carolina Panthers are off for the summer until they begin Training Camp on August 26th at Wofford. In the meantime, the Panthers brass will take some time to evaluate the roster and discuss whether any improvements need to be made. There's been a lot of discussion about who will start at outside linebacker opposite of Brian Burns but is the depth at cornerback a bigger concern considering the injuries that Jaycee Horn and Donte Jackson have sustained the past two seasons?Julian Council answers this question among other listener questions in the week's edition of the Weekly Friday Mailbag.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!BirddogsGo to birddogs.com/lockedonnfl and they’ll throw in a free custom birddogs Yeti-style tumbler with every order.FanDuelMake Every Moment More. Don’t miss the chance to get your No Sweat First Bet up to TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS in Bonus Bets when you go FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON.FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as non

The Carolina Panthers concluded their offseason program on Wednesday afternoon as mandatory minicamp wrapped up. Head coach Frank Reich said that the team checked all the boxes that they were hoping to fill once the offseason began. Julian Council provides his takeaways from the Panthers on-field work this past offseason.Plus, an update on Brian Burns contract negotiations and the injury status of a few Panthers heading into the summer break.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!BirddogsGo to birddogs.com/lockedonnfl and they’ll throw in a free custom birddogs Yeti-style tumbler with every order.FanDuelMake Every Moment More. Don’t miss the chance to get your No Sweat First Bet up to TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS in Bonus Bets when you go FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON.FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit Fa

The Carolina Panthers will take part in mandatory minicamp Tuesday-Thursday in Uptown Charlotte. The news of the week will be how Bryce Young performs after being elevated to the first team late last week. Julian Council previewed the upcoming week for Young and what else fans should be monitoring from minicamp.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!BirddogsGo to birddogs.com/lockedonnfl and when you enter promo code, LOCKEDONNFL, they’ll throw in a free custom birddogs Yeti-style tumbler with every order.FanDuelMake Every Moment More. Don’t miss the chance to get your No Sweat First Bet up to TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS in Bonus Bets when you go FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON.FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342