CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Midway through the Panthers’ first rookie minicamp session Friday, Xavier Legette ran a deep, in-breaking route against air and turned his head to find the pass from former Louisville quarterback Jack Plummer. “When Monday comes and everybody’s in the building,” Legette said, “we’ll get everything on track.” Legette’s work started in earnest during the pre-draft process at …
SEATTLE — With his team clinging to a three-point lead Sunday but set up with a first-and-goal late in the third quarter, Panthers offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo made some dubious decisions. “With everything we’ve gone through, they’ve gone through with the different coaching changes, getting rid of players, organization trying to tank it, all those different things,” Wilks said. We …
DETROIT — Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell felt his offense needed to have a clean day. “If your offense scores 45 points, I think you have to win the game,” Lions rookie defensive end Aidan Hutchison said. “Hats off to him — he’s a good corner,” Metcalf said, repeating the phrase he used earlier in the week. Being a competitor, …
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Russell Wilson did everything in his power to return as soon as possible from a finger injury that ended his remarkable run of endurance and reliability. Wilson threw two interceptions in the end zone and never found a rhythm as the Seahawks fell 17-0 to the Green Bay Packers for their first shutout loss since 2011, …