Welcome back to the second edition of Carolina Panthers and Charlotte Hornets news roundup! If this is your first time reading this, all I really do is collects news from the Hornets and Panthers from the past week and give my opinion on such news. So, if that interests you in any way then stick around!
Let’s get started with the Carolina Panthers who played their fourth and final preseason game of the year Thursday night They lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers 17-14 on a 1-yard run by quarterback Joshua Dobbs with 2-seconds left to play. No starters played for each team, both teams now have less than 48 hours to cut their rosters to the 53-man regular-season roster. The notable to players that got injured was this year second-round pick Curtis Samuel, was had two catches for five yards, limped to the locker room with an ankle injury early in the third quarter, he didn’t return. Second-year cornerback Zach Sanchez hobbled off in the fourth quarter. The three players that shine in my opinion is running back Cameron Artis-Payne who capped an excellent preseason; carried 8 times for 51 yards Thursday night. Wide receiver Damiere Byrd, who caught that touchdown pass from Webb. And third string quarterback Joe Webb who besides a couple passes that he lost control of, has been surprisingly good this preseason. Let’s see what else happened early Thursday Panthers added 2 million dollars in incentives to tight-end Greg Olsen’s contract that will make him the 5th-highest paid tight-end in the NFL if he meets them. It’s a good middle ground for both parties, Olsen’s got some extra cash if he plays well while the Panthers didn’t have to spend a lot and give out a contract that could potentially hurt them in the long haul. Finally, with the Panthers is that the Panthers are activity shopping punter Andy Lee, Arizona Cardinals the biggest team that’s interested in the punter. Not much else to that story makes sense for Carolina to trade Lee, he’s old and cost a lot for a punter. But if you want to read more there the link: https://www.profootballrumors.com/2017/08/cardinals-interested-in-panthers-punter-andy-lee.
There isn’t much Charlotte Hornets news…not much NBA news beside the Kyrie Irving trade drama that ended early this week. But according to Hornets head coach Steve Clifford shooting guard-small forward, Jeremy Lamb has really improved this offseason, applied himself this summer as much as any Hornet has. He needs too with rookies Dwayne Bacon and Malik Monk coming and second-year pro-Treveon Graham coming off a fantastic summer league along with returning starters Nic Batum and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. The only other news that is somewhat related to the Hornets is that Milwaukee Bucks waive former Hornet center Spencer Hawes or other known as “Agent Zero”, Charlotte traded him to Milwaukee to get Miles Plumlee, who Charlotte shipped to Atlanta along with Marco Belinelli to get center Dwight Howard.
Well, that’s all the news and rumors for the Charlotte Hornets and Carolina Panthers from the past week. If I miss anything or want to give your opinion on any I reported on tell me in the comment section below! Come back either tomorrow or Sunday for a new post on the key players for the Caroline Panthers this season. Have a good day and make sure to not watch that much college football this weekend😉
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