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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner]Carolina Panthers receiver Philly Brown had just two drops on 36 targets last season.

Corey Brown dropped at least five balls this preseason while catching just two of his 12 targets.

What’s in a name?

Perhaps better hands.

“I’m going to call him Philly,” coach Ron Rivera said Monday after he originally referring to his second-year wideout as Corey.

“Philly catches the ball. Corey’s a nice, young man.”

Brown has never embraced the nickname given to him by former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel. Last year, the Philadelphia native said his mom was the only person who still used his given first name. So this offseason, he and the Panthers made an effort to get rid of Philly.

As silly as it sounds, that may have been a mistake.

Corey had a solid spring, but a somewhat quiet training camp. Then came the drops. A couple against the Dolphins and a few more against the Patriots. It was like he had forgotten how to catch.

Brown’s 21 receptions as an undrafted rookie didn’t put him on the fast track to the Pro Bowl, but his speed is essential for an offense that’s more effective when it can stretch the defense. Plus, with Kelvin Benjamin out for the year and rookie Devin Funchess coming along slowly, the Panthers need Brown to snap out of it.

“I think he’s got his confidence back. It’s not like those weren’t fixable things,” Rivera said.

“I’m pleased with him and he’s got an opportunity to show us that he’s Philly.”

But do you think he’ll be on board with being called Philly again?

“I’m on board with that.”

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