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This time last week, it was unclear whether or not Brian Burns would suit up in the season opener against the Falcons, after a hold-in, as he was hoping to receive a new contract. While Burns would eventually suit up, and perform at a high level, he still hasn't received a new contract. Now that won't impact his status for Monday's game against the Saints, it is worrisome that he hasn't received a new contract. Nick Bosa of the 49ers, earned a big payday just before the season started, and Chris Jones of the Chiefs, received a new contract, after missing their season-opening loss to the Lions. Meanwhile, Burns is still playing on his current agreed upon contract.

The biggest news that came out of Wednesday’s press conference from Panthers head coach Frank Reich is that the team is about as beat up as it can be exiting the first week of the season. Starting left guard Brady Christensen will miss the rest of this season with a bicep injury, which means, for […]

The week after the loss to the Falcons is off to a rough start as it was announced that both Jaycee Horn and Brady Christensen suffered serious injuries in the game. Frank Reich broke the news that Jaycee Horn will be out for multiple weeks due to a hamstring injury. When asked about the severity […]

After Jets quarterback, Aaron Rodgers suffered a season-ending injury on the fourth play of the game against the Bills, the outlook for that position is currently up in the air. Publicly the Jets have made it known that they are confident in Zach Wilson after he helped lead them to a comeback win on Monday night, but this is a guy who was benched in favor of journeymen backups just last season. With the move to trade for Rodgers, the Jets are built to win now, and for guys like Robert Saleh, and Joe Douglas, they can't afford to see another losing season go by. 

The Carolina Panthers opened their 2023 season in Atlanta as new head coach Frank Reich looked to pick up his first win in an opener of his coaching career. After a dominant defensive performance in the first half, the Panthers would take a 10-7 lead on the first drive of the second half thanks to […]

The first week of the NFL season is officially in the books for the Carolina Panthers. After suffering a 24-10 defeat to a division rival, the Atlanta Falcons, the overreactions are already out in full force. There's no denying that #! overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, Bryce Young struggled in his first NFL game, as he was 20-38, for 146 yards, with one touchdown, and two interceptions. Furthermore, Young was 0-7 on passes 13 yards or further, as they struggled to move the ball through the air from start to finish.

Panthers legend Steve Smith joined Kyle Bailey on Monday afternoon as he gave his takeaways from the Panthers 24-10 loss to the Falcons, including his thoughts on Bryce Young’s debut. When looking at yesterday’s game, Steve said that the Panthers should have won the football game, but the turnovers were the difference and it ultimately […]

Joe Person of The Athletic joined Kyle Bailey on Friday to discuss the latest with Brian Burns contract negotiations, and if the Panthers can start the season with a win. The conversation started with Brian Burns contract talks reaching a stalemate as the season begins Joe explained that everything still is up in the air […]

The 2023 NFL Season gets underway tonight, and by the end of Monday night, a handful of teams will know their fate, in terms of being Super Bowl contenders, and playoff teams. In the Super Bowl era, the teams that have the coveted Lombardi Trophy are 46-10-1 in season openers, Since 2022, 334 teams have won their season openers, and 176 of them went on to make the postseason. On the flipside, only 82 teams that lost their season opener, made it to the postseason, a stark difference between the two results.