The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the United States. The National Football League’s National Football Conference South division is home to the Panthers. When the team was first established in 1993 and when it first began competing in 1995, Jerry Richardson was its original owner and founder.
In their first two seasons, the Panthers did a commendable job, finishing 7-9 in 1995 and 12-4 the following year, winning the NFC West before losing to the eventual Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game. They did not have another winning season until 2003, when they won the NFC Championship Game and made it to Super Bowl XXXVIII.
In 2021, the Carolina Panthers will continue to be the NFC’s newest franchise. The league’s owners overwhelmingly approved David Tepper’s acquisition of the team from its founder Jerry Richardson in May 2018. Panther Football, LLC is the franchise’s legal name. The club is valued an estimated US$2.3 billion. The Panthers had a difficult year in 2020 and dropped several games that were close. They had three victories to start the 2021 season, but they finished the year with a 5-12 record and a seven-game losing skid.
Who is the greatest Carolina Panthers of all time?
There are several outstanding players on the Carolina Panthers. Steve Smith, a wide receiver for the Panthers from 2001 through 2013, ranks among the top five players in franchise history.
Defensive end Julius Peppers, who played with the Panthers from 2002 to 2009 and again from 2017 to 2018, Cam Newton, a quarterback from 2011 to 2019, followed by linebackers Thomas Davis (who played from 2005 to 2018), Luke Kuechly (from 2012 to 2019), and Cam Newton (from 2011 through 2019).