Carolina Panthers-related news and nuggets from around the web.
A couple Dave Gettleman radio interviews from Friday AM:
[WFNZ]
[Pro Football Talk]
TL;DL version: "Playing in the opening game, on that Thursday night, is a little bit of a competitive disadvantage." [PFT]
Vernon Butler talks draft day:
[The News Star, Part 1]
[The News Star, Part 2]
Good or bad, knee-jerk reaction draft grades are dumb. [Football Outsiders]
Which is why if we're going to grade, three years out is a decent starting point. [SI]
Come for the Graham Gano/Manchester United story, stay for the young Gano as a soccer player pic. [Daily Record]
Charles Tillman isn't yet ready to retire. [Omaha.com]
The highlight of Jerry Richardson's brief acceptance of his "2016 Class of Champions" award:
The @Panthers owner Jerry Richardson stopped by to accept @sbjsbd's Champion Award today. He had jokes, too! pic.twitter.com/5ffCL9ZhX6
— Business Journals (@bizjournals) May 6, 2016
The first of Ron Rivera's Kentucky Derby weekend outfits:
Rockin my @Panthers blue hat for #KentuckyOaks w/ @RiverboatRonHC pic.twitter.com/VZePLcWGym
— Stephanie Rivera (@CoachRiv2) May 6, 2016