September 4, 2025 • 24 mins
This week on Sideline Pass, Kristen and Sharon preview the season opener on the road in Jacksonville, discuss broken fingers, and so much more - including an exclusive sit down with Hunter Renfrow!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:01):
Yere's Kristin Balboney and Sharon Thorps love it with your
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Speaker 1 (00:10):
Welcome to Sideline Pass with your sideline reporter Sharon and
Kristen Sharon.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
Week one is officially here.
Speaker 1 (00:17):
You are going to be getting on a plane in
just a couple days to head down to Jacksonville with
the team in you know, against the Jaguars.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
How are you feeling about the start of the season.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
Oh, I'm just so excited it's finally here. I mean
it's you know, training camp's great, and the preseason's fun,
but now it's the real deal, and I'm really excited
to see what this team really looks like. We caught
you know, little tiny glimpses of stuff in the in
the preseason, but I want to see this, you know,
new retooled offense or some of the new weapons out there.
See what the defense looks like with Derek Brown back
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and all the new pieces they have on that side
of the ball as well. So I'm just excited to
finally kick things off and see what we've got in
this Panther squad.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
Yeah, you and me both and the fans, and you know,
something that's so interesting when you're saying, like, looking at
how the team is going to develop in this offense.
I was talking to Dave Canalis for our TV show
the other day and he said, he said, you know,
the truth is, I don't know what our offense is
going to look like. Heause, I can guess, you know,
but until you get out there and you see it,
and you put your calls together and you see how
all these players play together, and our new additions and
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you know, our guys who have taken the next step
in in the offseason, I can't say with one hundred
percent certainty what.
Speaker 3 (01:23):
It's going to look like.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
And I just thought that was such a candid thing, Sharon,
and just what a difference to have the confidence to
say something like that in your second year versus, you know,
maybe as a rookie head coach. I went, oh, yeah,
that makes I mean, it makes total sense, but it
also just felt like a really cool kind of candid admission.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:40):
I love it that he is so open like that
and discusses things like that, because, I mean, it's true obviously,
because you haven't seen what these guys can do, you know,
against a real NFL defense. Besides what you're getting out
in practice and stuff like that, So I can I
can see why he would would say that when you've
got Team Act, had Aero McMillan out there, and you've
got Rico Dawbell and you've got Hunter Renfron, You've got
different pieces to this offense. So it's going to be interesting.
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And just you know, had to have Bryce Young in
year two of this system, and from what everyone has said,
he has just developed hugely from a confidence standpoint, and
it's just so much more in control of the offense
and everything out there. So I think that you're gonna,
you know, it's going to be interesting to see what
this offense looks like and see how it all plays
out with Bryce having that whole year under his belt.
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And they they say that they're you know, really expanding
the offense form. They've got some bass plays and things
like that they want to build off of. But that's
something Dave Canalis has been talking about for a while,
is to add these wrinkles, to add these little twists
to the offense and let Bryce take off and run.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
With it absolutely, and you know, he's got so many
weapons now. Although of course the big talk is that
that wide receiver room looks.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
Different than we thought it might.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
Going into Week one, Adam Field traded back to the Vikings,
Jalen Coker going on, ir gosh, that was one that
I just, you know, just your heart breaks for him,
although we hope to see him back very but of
course you know that he'd want to start the season
and that the rest of the wide receivers and offense
would love to have him out there. But then Hunter
Renfro comes back and is re signed by the Panthers.
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So Sharon, what are you hearing in the locker room
about how that receiving core is going to shake out?
Speaker 2 (03:14):
Yeah, it's that was talking about a crazy forty eight hours, right,
or not even forty eight Maybe we're here all of
a sudden, no more Adam Thielen, and then all of
a sudden, no more Jalen Coker either, and then, like
you said, Hunter Renfro back into the mix. I talked
to a couple of guys this week, David Moore in particular,
because he's sort of like the wily old veteran in
that room now, and he said that that's really a
role that he's embracing and he's enjoying that and he
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wants to be like a leader of that group now
because Adam is gone. And Xavier ly Get was talking
about that yesterday as well. He was like, he's a
you know, and it's only in his accents which I
can't even attempt to mimick, but I was shocked, you know,
he was really shocked at Sharon. He was shocked to
see to see Adam leave. And you know, you hate
that for these young guys in particular that I mean,
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he held them so much, Xavier and Jalen Coker. So
but hopefully Hunter Renfro and David Morgan be able to
fill that void now. And it's it's going to be
interesting to see how how Hunter Renfro does, because I
know the concern with him of not one of the
reasons they did not keep him initially was they weren't
quite sure if he was quite up to speed yet
in terms of physically, you know, having taken that entire
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year off and had a lot of you know, physical
difficulties with the illness he was facing. So they were
wanted to start him on the practice squad and then
have him work his way up to the lineup. But
now all of a sudden it's like Bam, you're starting.
So yeah, so it's it's gonna be fun to see
how it plays out. But he was such a difference maker.
So many times in camp you could see it. He's fast,
he just finds a way to get open and you're like,
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how did he do that? So if he can, you know,
get the physicality up that he needs to be in
the stamina and be able to just sort of drop
him in where you once had an Adam Thala and
that would be phenomenal. And then, like you were saying
with Jalen Coker, it really stinks. He was so excited
to be able to get back out there after the
first season when he would you know, I had some
some rookie learning curves, but had a lot of success
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out there and really worked hard this offseason to get
his body and as the good as shape that he
possibly could and working on routes and everything like that.
And to come up with that injury so close to
the start of the season was a real bummer. So
hopefully he'll be back in you know, shortly after the
four week window is up.
Speaker 1 (05:21):
Yeah, I'm just so excited to see what that receiving
core is going to look like.
Speaker 3 (05:25):
That's definitely one of the things.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
I mean, we're going to be watching everything that is
our job as sideline reporters, you know, but I'm really
excited to see how that group has grown, considering that
that was the one of the biggest areas of need
last year, certainly on the offensive side of the ball,
and then to kind of see just how stacked that
room became. And like you said, I think Hunter renfo
is going to really just slot in.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
No pun intended with.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
The word slot, but I think he's just really going
to you know, slot in a in a really great way.
And I'm sure that that's of course what the front
office is hoping as well. I want to talk about
the offensive line. You know, we're talking about injuries a
little bit with Jalen Cooker, and then of course that
is another area that we are watching. Damian Lewis is
looking good so far in practice. I know they're very
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hopeful that he can play that. But then I kem
Aquano Icky had that emergency app indc to me and
you know, we're still unsure, but from what I've heard
Sharon is that the hope is that he would be
ready to go on Sunday. I mean that's obviously, of
course fingers crossed, but we just don't know, right and
we have no idea.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
Yeah, that he did not practice today. He was out
there working on the side, but was not actually taking
part in the actual practice. Dave Knala said yesterday that
tomorrow is the big day. Friday. Friday would be the
big day to see what they're going to try and
run through some things to see if he can handle it.
Speaker 3 (06:49):
I mean, this is.
Speaker 2 (06:50):
Major surgery, though, and that's a pretty quick turnaround from
a week ago Sunday to be able to come out
and play in an NFL football game. So certainly that's
that would be a deal if he's able to go
out there and do that, because that's a major abdominal surgery.
So they're going to see how he responds tomorrow, see
what he's able to do, and then make a decision.
But the good thing is, as we've said before here,
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the depth they have on this offensive line is absolutely amazing.
To be able to have every single person back from
last year starters and backups is just unreal and something
that just does not happen in this league. So they
have that many people that are able to slot in
and help out of that position of necessary. Josh Niman's
been the one taking a lot of the reps as
well as Brady Christensen, who can play anywhere. And he
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still got Robert Hunt, who's also a little dinged up.
I believe he was practicing today. He was out there,
so hopefully he'll be able to go because and then
if Damian Lewis can only be down, icky would be great,
But there's a potential you could be without three of
your starters, which would be unbelievable. But they've got the
guys who can fill in the blank, so and that's
a luxury that not a lot of teams have.
Speaker 1 (07:52):
I completely agree, you know, again, talking to coach Canalis,
he was saying that is the first time, if he said,
like in sixteen years of being on a coaching staff,
that he had ever seen a front office be able
to bring back all the starters and then also the
you know, contributing reserves. And Thomas Davis and I were
just talking earlier today as well, and he said the
same thing. He said, I've never seen anything like that before,
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and you really just can't underestimate how important that is,
especially going up against a team that has two really
good edge rushers, you know, and no matter who plays,
hopefully Bryce is very well protected back there. Although Sharon,
this leads me to you know that if an offensive lineman,
if there's any way that an offensive lineman can play,
they will because is that the most as an aside
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as a sideline reporter, how many fingers have you seen
put back into place dislocated fingers from offensive linement?
Speaker 3 (08:42):
I feel like, ever if.
Speaker 1 (08:45):
There's ever an injury and you go, I don't know
that they're going to come back out there. There's always
an offensive line that's just you know, always an offensive
lineman that is just getting something and then going back
out there and you find out that you know, something's
been dislocated or something.
Speaker 3 (08:58):
It's crazy. Absolutely.
Speaker 2 (09:00):
Remember two years ago, Taylor Moroten was just so dinged
up at the end of the season. He literally would
come off the field. He would have both of his elbows, like,
you know, all braced up, both his arms. They would
come and put ice around his knee, heat around his elbow,
something else on his hand, and he was like the
walking wounded on the sideline.
Speaker 3 (09:15):
Like giant pillows exactly. And then I'm like, yes.
Speaker 2 (09:18):
All right, he's out, but then all of a sudden,
oop there he goes back into gain. I'm like, how
can he keep doing that? But yeah, they are the
unsung heroes of the offense because they take a lot
of abuse and just keep on going out there and
they don't get a lot of adulation that they deserve.
But there's some tough cookies, that's for sure.
Speaker 3 (09:35):
They absolutely are.
Speaker 1 (09:36):
So Sharon, as you get ready for this game, what
are you really zeroing in on when it comes to
the Jaguars.
Speaker 2 (09:42):
Well, like you mentioned that that defense, I mean, they
were absolutely horrific last year. They were actually thirty thirty,
first in the league unfortunately, right there with the Panthers
with the defense. Yeah, yeah, and they were last in
the league when takeaways, only had nine takeaways on the
whole season, which he's crazy. And they were last in sacks.
I mean, they were just they were just terrible defensively,
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and they tried to make some upgrades. But like you
were saying, they do have some phenomenal, phenomenal young edge rushers.
They got Eric Armstead in the middle of that defensive line.
Now they've got some solid players, and they brought in
some guys on the back end, some veteran guys Jordan
Lewis at cornerback to be their nickel, and also brought
in another safety. So and then the big name that
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everybody is talking about, of course, is Travis Hunter, the
two way unicorn as they call him, who's playing receiver
and cornerback, and they do say he's gonna play both positions.
I think they might play him more defensively, which will
be interesting to see, but that's gonna that's the guy
that they're just not quite sure how to approach right now.
With the talking to a lot of the players yesterday
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and Dave Canalis, they're like, we don't know what they're
gonna do with them. Are they gonna use them for
gadget players as a receiver? Are they going to trot
him out there all the time? Is they going to
be in a slot where they going to do with him?
And then defensively probably is a little easier to figure
out what they're gonna do with him. He's not slated
as a starter right now, but I'm assuming that he's
going to be out there quite a bit, So that's
going to be interesting to see how how he plays out.
That's that's one of the main things I'm looking for.
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And then also with their their run game, they've got
some stud running backs, traves Et and of course the
brother of Trevor who we have here with the Panthers,
and Tank Bigsby and they and then they have a
couple of rookies that they just brought in too, So
their ground attack really should be should be looking pretty
good this year. And Trevor Lawrence is a guy had
a really down season last year, but for you know,
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two seasons before that, three for over four thousand yards
each season. So they've got a lot of talent. And
then that second year receiver is unbelievable Thomas. Yes, Brian Thomas,
he is just unbelievable. So I said, all sorts of
records last year for the Jaguars franchise records and things
like that. So, uh, they've got a ton of talent
as well. And to make matters even more interested, they've
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got Liam Cohen who was the offensive coordinator for the Bucks,
who took over for Dave Canalis when he left here
to come to the Panthers. So he was one year
there with with the Bucks and also parlayed that into
a full time head coaching job. So it's going to
be interesting to see how he attacks the Panthers because
he knows this defense does some extent by playing as
twice last year, and you know, obviously might know a
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little bit just from seeing this team a lot more
like that. So it's going to be interesting to see
how he attacks this defense based on his time at
Tampa Bay.
Speaker 3 (12:19):
Yeah, so interesting talking to coach Canalis about that. You know,
how do you prepare for a first time head.
Speaker 1 (12:23):
Coach and he said, well, you know, it's it's one
thing to prepare for a first time head coach, he said,
but just as a strategist, mine tenna go up because
he's been a part of different systems. So he was
with Brian Flores, he was with the Rams, all different
and so he was like, which parts is he going
to take from those places? And he said, of course.
You know, again they saw him last year, so they
have a little bit of a sense. But you don't know.
That's the big unknown. And then you add Trevor Lawrence
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and those offensive weapons that you talk about. I do
imagine that that is a tough challenge for any team
that is playing a brand new head coach. Who's been
in different systems for the first game of the year,
because you just don't have It's kind of like those
scripted plays, right when teams come out with them at
the beginning of the first ten to fifteen.
Speaker 3 (13:01):
We don't know what you're gonna get.
Speaker 1 (13:02):
So it'll be interesting to see how the Panthers deal
with that. I'm very interested in the Travis Hunter thing,
and I'm interested it from the Jacks perspective of just
how do you split up his practice time, you know,
And I talking to Canalis about it, and he said,
of course, what you would expect any coach to say,
which is, we are just going to treat him as,
you know, a member of the offense and a member
of the defense, and he's a rookie, and we'll see
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what he does. We're not going to focus on his
two way ability, you know. Coach, He's got the side
of him that he needs to cover and I'm going
to sign of him I need to cover. Yeah, but
it will be really fascinating. I can't wait to hear
what you have to say about it, which is, you know,
and also he played against Tetero Macmillan in college and
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Tetero did pretty well against him in their two meetings,
you know, Arizona versus Colorado. So it will be interesting
to see if we get to see them going up
against each other or just in what capacity Travis Hunter
will be utilized will be so interesting.
Speaker 2 (13:59):
Absolutely that he apparently played against him in high school
as well, so this is like this is the next
level for them, a level three of competition, which is wild.
I was talking with David Worey yesterday. I was asking
him a little bit about Travis Hunter, and you know,
the just number one just being able to play two ways,
but you know if he thought that it helped him
on either side of the football, And he seems to
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think that playing the receiver role is going to help
him more on defense because he's going to really be
able to recognize routes and be able to recognize plays
maybe before they unfold because of his knowledge as a receiver.
And I thought that was interesting that he thought he
might have more success initially in the NFL on defense
as opposed to on offense. So but yeah, I can't
wait to see how they're going to use him. And
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maybe they might only plug him in once or twice
and we'll all be disappointed. We don't going to see
a lot of them. But from what everybody has been
saying down there, I know he didn't play in their
final preseason game, but he's been turning a lot of
heads in practice and they have been using him quite
a bit on both sides of the football. And he's
just such a talent that you you're going to have
to use him in multiple different ways. I would think so.
But I wonder if he will be like a starting
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receiver kind of role alongside Thomas or if it's going
to be more of a you know, gadget play kind
of thing with that. But I can't wait to see
at this unfolds too. It's gonna laugh on the guys
in the locker room. It's funny, you depending on who
you talk to. Some of them are like, oh yeah,
it's just another player, and the other guys are like,
oh wow, I think it's really cool that he's doing that.
You know, it's just not something you get. So it's
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they're either trying to play it down or I'll say,
oh wow, that's pretty cool.
Speaker 1 (15:26):
It's going to be so exciting. You know, this time
next week when we speak again, we will have had
we will know more about who the Panthers are. Things
will have happened, and it's just so exciting. This is
just one of my favorite times. Right you're right on
the cusp of week one. There's been so much hard
work that has gone into everything, so much preparation, and
now you get to see your team, if you're a fan,
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up against another opponent. And I'm just so thrilled about
this opportunity for the Panthers to go down to you know,
another team that is that is young and has had
some things to work on. New head coach. Cannot wait
to see what happens. And Sharon, I will be living
vicariously through you. I will be listening at home to
your reports on the sideline, and I hope you have
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a great trip and I hope that we were talking
about a Panther's w when we get back next week.
Speaker 2 (16:14):
Absolutely sounds good to me.
Speaker 1 (16:16):
I am here now with Hunter Renfro. Hunter, thank you
for doing this. I appreciate it.
Speaker 4 (16:20):
Yeah, thanks for having me. So.
Speaker 1 (16:22):
You have been certainly the talk of all Panthers fans.
But the fact that you are with the team, everyone
is so excited. And then you've been the talk of
the national media the story that has happened, because I
think it really caught fire right where you said that
you were getting what ten calls you had them from
from Tan Morgan, from your agent, but they kept getting
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sent to voicemail because your daughters were watching Bluie on
your phone. So I have a couple of questions about
that scenario. And the first one that I want to
know is I have two young kids. Yeah, what are
the shows that you can tolerate as a dad of
toddler's and what are the shows.
Speaker 3 (17:00):
That you're like, absolutely not? Because I have my own.
Speaker 4 (17:03):
Opinion, Yeah, I'm sure you have some as well.
Speaker 3 (17:05):
I think Bluie.
Speaker 4 (17:06):
I think Blue is a unanimous people like that. You know,
Blue is a good one. Miss Rachel is on the
show a lot. They learned a lot with Miss Rachel.
Coco Melon is I feel like for really young kids.
Speaker 3 (17:18):
Oh, I can't do Coco melon.
Speaker 4 (17:21):
That's what I was going to say. That can get after.
I mean it was cool with our first one, but
when our second one came along, I was like, all right,
we got to get over cocomelon. But some of the
songs are catchy, but then you, uh, you get tired.
Speaker 3 (17:32):
Of it pretty fast.
Speaker 1 (17:33):
When I tell you that we have heard the Coco
Melan version of Wheels on the bus four times.
Speaker 3 (17:39):
I could ever want to.
Speaker 1 (17:41):
Yeah, like you said, my three and a half year
old has grown out of that phase and we will
not be showing cocomel into my one year old specifically
for that reason.
Speaker 4 (17:48):
But my wife did the same thing, like Coco Melan
was big with our first and then we transition to
miss pretty fast.
Speaker 1 (17:54):
After that, you realize it after they've gotten attached to it.
You're like, oh no, no, no, no no, and then it
pops up on your Netflix.
Speaker 4 (18:00):
Yeah. I mean they're they're locked in on it. Like
I remember my daughter like the theme song, it's like
DoD do do do do? And they know their face
would light up, and I was like, this is not
healthy for kids. There's no way this is like it's
like they're like locked in and I don't know.
Speaker 1 (18:16):
Yeah, the Oh my gosh. I'm glad that we're on
the same page about it. I had to ask because
I was like, Blue Blue is, as you said.
Speaker 3 (18:24):
Unanimous, and we loved this Rachel too.
Speaker 1 (18:26):
The other thing I wanted to ask about this story
that I like, I said of circulating all over. Is
that you said that the reason that they were watching
everything is because you were You were right beside them,
but you were doing some business for your family's recycling company.
And I want to know how involved are you in
that because you're out there, you know, doing work a
day or two after you're on the football field.
Speaker 4 (18:47):
Well, yeah, I mean it's hard for me. I feel
like it's hard for me to sit still sometimes. And
and you know, I had spent so much time there
last year and I joined my uncle in the business
he started about fifteen years ago, and then I joined
to him last year and we do a few different things.
But you know, a lot of those guys helped me
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last year and helped me grow and help me find,
you know, more to life than football right outside my
family and just you know, have a purpose and have
a passion and going and waking up every day wanting
to serve them. And so you know, I was able
to go around them and just kind of hang out
for a little bit. And so whenever I got cut,
I was like, well, I want to go see what
they're up to, right, I like those guys and go
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hang out with them. That's my team away from you know,
and so got to go hang out with them. But yeah,
just just was outside the truck kind of hanging out
with them, and they were in there and they you know,
unbuffled their car seat, theory in there and just swiping up.
I think they were probably watching Yeah, they were watching
Blue obviously, but it.
Speaker 3 (19:48):
Was a good time. Yeah. Well, I just had to
ask about that.
Speaker 1 (19:51):
That's so neat that you're able to be in business
with your family and you and you mentioned your time
off last year. This is something we got to talk
about very briefly during the preseason game, and I wish
that you and I had more time to talk about
it because.
Speaker 3 (20:02):
I asked you what your year off was like for.
Speaker 1 (20:05):
Anyone who doesn't know you were recovering from illness, and
I honestly I expected you to say that it was
a really tough year, and I'm sure that it was,
but you just shocked me. You said the first thing
you said was, oh, it was great, And so I
love to hear. I want to hear more about what.
Speaker 3 (20:19):
That year was like.
Speaker 4 (20:20):
Yeah, And I was talking about someone talking about this
to someone today, like you know, I love football and
it's a big part of my life. And I love
going out there and competing and love being around my teammates.
But one day football is going to end, and so
I enjoy being around people. I enjoy working towards a
common goal, and so and then I enjoyed hanging out
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with my family right being able to go to church
on Sundays, going and being able to play golf and
hunt and do things outside of football. And so I
think it's given me appreciation for while I'm here this
year to say, all right, you know, those things are
coming down the line, and one day I'll be able
to enjoy those things. But this year is going to
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be a blast because I get to be a part
of a team. I don't know how long this will last,
and I get to go in there and be around
so many different people. That's the thing about the locker
room that I think you love and you fall in
love with this. There's so many backgrounds and so many
different types of people and so many different belief systems,
and you know, people grew up so differently, but when
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you go in there, everyone's friends. Everyone cares for each other,
and you automatically just have a bond. And so, you know,
while football was great, last year, and I'm certainly looking
forward to it. Whenever I'm down playing, I think God
wants me in this moment to kind of bloom where
I'm playing it and to make sure I don't pass
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the days along too fast.
Speaker 1 (21:46):
You don't strike me as someone that would ever take
anything for granted, But I was talking to Thomas Davis
today and he knows a lot about coming back from
injury and not being able to play in waiting, and
he just said that he's so excited for you. And
you know, I think as a veteran and someone who's
had to take time out, which he did, I just
I wonder for you, what will it be like to
step on the field on Sunday. I know you've played
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in the preseason, but I imagine that it has to put
you even more in the present moment.
Speaker 4 (22:12):
Yeah, I think, especially taking last year off and getting
some things in order, it's allowing me to play free,
I think, to be out there and you know they've
already cut me once and so what are they gonna
do come me again? I mean, that's the worst they
can happen. So I can go out there and just
rip it loose, you know it reminds me I Clemson.
Like you know, I was a walk on. I had
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no expectations, like I could just go out there and
just play my absolute best and hardest every week and
not worry about the repercussions. And so that's kind of
how I feel, you know, going into this, like I
care about everyone and I want to succeed, but also
like you know, tomorrow's not given so or tomorrow's not
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you know, promised, and so go out there and just
you know, let it rip and have fun.
Speaker 1 (22:58):
Well, finally, I want to ask you, what is it
going to be like to you know, you now get
to live and work not far from your home. And
I know, like you said, you were already there with
your family and you got to spend time here last year.
But now to I imagine your wife, your little girls,
your family are going to be able to come and
see you play.
Speaker 3 (23:15):
And I just I grew up in North Carolina.
Speaker 1 (23:17):
I moved all over from my job, and then to
be able to come home and start my family in
North Carolina was very special for me.
Speaker 3 (23:22):
And wondering how it feels for you and your family.
Speaker 4 (23:24):
No, yeah, my wife is actually five weeks away from
having our third, and so it's important for me to
be home. And I come from a big family. I'm
one of six, my dad's one of eleven, and we
have a lot of family kind of around the upstate,
and so being close to them, you know, being in
the Carolina is where I grew up, is really something
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that means a lot to me and special to me.
And hopefully you know how you know, because you can't
always control how you play, but hopefully your effort, you know,
will show that, and kind of how you look at
every opportunity will show that. So I very appreciative for it.
Speaker 3 (24:02):
All right, you better get to work on getting those
family tickets for the home games, you know, a bunch
of them. Hunter, thank you so so much for the time.
Speaker 1 (24:10):
We appreciate it, and want to thank all of our
listeners for tuning in to Sideline Pass.
Speaker 3 (24:14):
We will see you next week, so stay tuned.
Wow.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
Yere's Kristin Balboney and Sharon Thorps love it with your
Sideline Pass.
Speaker 1 (00:10):
Welcome to Sideline Pass with your sideline reporter Sharon and
Kristen Sharon.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
Week one is officially here.
Speaker 1 (00:17):
You are going to be getting on a plane in
just a couple days to head down to Jacksonville with
the team in you know, against the Jaguars.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
How are you feeling about the start of the season.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
Oh, I'm just so excited it's finally here. I mean
it's you know, training camp's great, and the preseason's fun,
but now it's the real deal, and I'm really excited
to see what this team really looks like. We caught
you know, little tiny glimpses of stuff in the in
the preseason, but I want to see this, you know,
new retooled offense or some of the new weapons out there.
See what the defense looks like with Derek Brown back
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and all the new pieces they have on that side
of the ball as well. So I'm just excited to
finally kick things off and see what we've got in
this Panther squad.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
Yeah, you and me both and the fans, and you know,
something that's so interesting when you're saying, like, looking at
how the team is going to develop in this offense.
I was talking to Dave Canalis for our TV show
the other day and he said, he said, you know,
the truth is, I don't know what our offense is
going to look like. Heause, I can guess, you know,
but until you get out there and you see it,
and you put your calls together and you see how
all these players play together, and our new additions and
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you know, our guys who have taken the next step
in in the offseason, I can't say with one hundred
percent certainty what.
Speaker 3 (01:23):
It's going to look like.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
And I just thought that was such a candid thing, Sharon,
and just what a difference to have the confidence to
say something like that in your second year versus, you know,
maybe as a rookie head coach. I went, oh, yeah,
that makes I mean, it makes total sense, but it
also just felt like a really cool kind of candid admission.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:40):
I love it that he is so open like that
and discusses things like that, because, I mean, it's true obviously,
because you haven't seen what these guys can do, you know,
against a real NFL defense. Besides what you're getting out
in practice and stuff like that, So I can I
can see why he would would say that when you've
got Team Act, had Aero McMillan out there, and you've
got Rico Dawbell and you've got Hunter Renfron, You've got
different pieces to this offense. So it's going to be interesting.
(02:03):
And just you know, had to have Bryce Young in
year two of this system, and from what everyone has said,
he has just developed hugely from a confidence standpoint, and
it's just so much more in control of the offense
and everything out there. So I think that you're gonna,
you know, it's going to be interesting to see what
this offense looks like and see how it all plays
out with Bryce having that whole year under his belt.
(02:24):
And they they say that they're you know, really expanding
the offense form. They've got some bass plays and things
like that they want to build off of. But that's
something Dave Canalis has been talking about for a while,
is to add these wrinkles, to add these little twists
to the offense and let Bryce take off and run.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
With it absolutely, and you know, he's got so many
weapons now. Although of course the big talk is that
that wide receiver room looks.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
Different than we thought it might.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
Going into Week one, Adam Field traded back to the Vikings,
Jalen Coker going on, ir gosh, that was one that
I just, you know, just your heart breaks for him,
although we hope to see him back very but of
course you know that he'd want to start the season
and that the rest of the wide receivers and offense
would love to have him out there. But then Hunter
Renfro comes back and is re signed by the Panthers.
(03:09):
So Sharon, what are you hearing in the locker room
about how that receiving core is going to shake out?
Speaker 2 (03:14):
Yeah, it's that was talking about a crazy forty eight hours, right,
or not even forty eight Maybe we're here all of
a sudden, no more Adam Thielen, and then all of
a sudden, no more Jalen Coker either, and then, like
you said, Hunter Renfro back into the mix. I talked
to a couple of guys this week, David Moore in particular,
because he's sort of like the wily old veteran in
that room now, and he said that that's really a
role that he's embracing and he's enjoying that and he
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wants to be like a leader of that group now
because Adam is gone. And Xavier ly Get was talking
about that yesterday as well. He was like, he's a
you know, and it's only in his accents which I
can't even attempt to mimick, but I was shocked, you know,
he was really shocked at Sharon. He was shocked to
see to see Adam leave. And you know, you hate
that for these young guys in particular that I mean,
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he held them so much, Xavier and Jalen Coker. So
but hopefully Hunter Renfro and David Morgan be able to
fill that void now. And it's it's going to be
interesting to see how how Hunter Renfro does, because I
know the concern with him of not one of the
reasons they did not keep him initially was they weren't
quite sure if he was quite up to speed yet
in terms of physically, you know, having taken that entire
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year off and had a lot of you know, physical
difficulties with the illness he was facing. So they were
wanted to start him on the practice squad and then
have him work his way up to the lineup. But
now all of a sudden it's like Bam, you're starting.
So yeah, so it's it's gonna be fun to see
how it plays out. But he was such a difference maker.
So many times in camp you could see it. He's fast,
he just finds a way to get open and you're like,
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how did he do that? So if he can, you know,
get the physicality up that he needs to be in
the stamina and be able to just sort of drop
him in where you once had an Adam Thala and
that would be phenomenal. And then, like you were saying
with Jalen Coker, it really stinks. He was so excited
to be able to get back out there after the
first season when he would you know, I had some
some rookie learning curves, but had a lot of success
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out there and really worked hard this offseason to get
his body and as the good as shape that he
possibly could and working on routes and everything like that.
And to come up with that injury so close to
the start of the season was a real bummer. So
hopefully he'll be back in you know, shortly after the
four week window is up.
Speaker 1 (05:21):
Yeah, I'm just so excited to see what that receiving
core is going to look like.
Speaker 3 (05:25):
That's definitely one of the things.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
I mean, we're going to be watching everything that is
our job as sideline reporters, you know, but I'm really
excited to see how that group has grown, considering that
that was the one of the biggest areas of need
last year, certainly on the offensive side of the ball,
and then to kind of see just how stacked that
room became. And like you said, I think Hunter renfo
is going to really just slot in.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
No pun intended with.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
The word slot, but I think he's just really going
to you know, slot in a in a really great way.
And I'm sure that that's of course what the front
office is hoping as well. I want to talk about
the offensive line. You know, we're talking about injuries a
little bit with Jalen Cooker, and then of course that
is another area that we are watching. Damian Lewis is
looking good so far in practice. I know they're very
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hopeful that he can play that. But then I kem
Aquano Icky had that emergency app indc to me and
you know, we're still unsure, but from what I've heard
Sharon is that the hope is that he would be
ready to go on Sunday. I mean that's obviously, of
course fingers crossed, but we just don't know, right and
we have no idea.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
Yeah, that he did not practice today. He was out
there working on the side, but was not actually taking
part in the actual practice. Dave Knala said yesterday that
tomorrow is the big day. Friday. Friday would be the
big day to see what they're going to try and
run through some things to see if he can handle it.
Speaker 3 (06:49):
I mean, this is.
Speaker 2 (06:50):
Major surgery, though, and that's a pretty quick turnaround from
a week ago Sunday to be able to come out
and play in an NFL football game. So certainly that's
that would be a deal if he's able to go
out there and do that, because that's a major abdominal surgery.
So they're going to see how he responds tomorrow, see
what he's able to do, and then make a decision.
But the good thing is, as we've said before here,
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the depth they have on this offensive line is absolutely amazing.
To be able to have every single person back from
last year starters and backups is just unreal and something
that just does not happen in this league. So they
have that many people that are able to slot in
and help out of that position of necessary. Josh Niman's
been the one taking a lot of the reps as
well as Brady Christensen, who can play anywhere. And he
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still got Robert Hunt, who's also a little dinged up.
I believe he was practicing today. He was out there,
so hopefully he'll be able to go because and then
if Damian Lewis can only be down, icky would be great,
But there's a potential you could be without three of
your starters, which would be unbelievable. But they've got the
guys who can fill in the blank, so and that's
a luxury that not a lot of teams have.
Speaker 1 (07:52):
I completely agree, you know, again, talking to coach Canalis,
he was saying that is the first time, if he said,
like in sixteen years of being on a coaching staff,
that he had ever seen a front office be able
to bring back all the starters and then also the
you know, contributing reserves. And Thomas Davis and I were
just talking earlier today as well, and he said the
same thing. He said, I've never seen anything like that before,
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and you really just can't underestimate how important that is,
especially going up against a team that has two really
good edge rushers, you know, and no matter who plays,
hopefully Bryce is very well protected back there. Although Sharon,
this leads me to you know that if an offensive lineman,
if there's any way that an offensive lineman can play,
they will because is that the most as an aside
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as a sideline reporter, how many fingers have you seen
put back into place dislocated fingers from offensive linement?
Speaker 3 (08:42):
I feel like, ever if.
Speaker 1 (08:45):
There's ever an injury and you go, I don't know
that they're going to come back out there. There's always
an offensive line that's just you know, always an offensive
lineman that is just getting something and then going back
out there and you find out that you know, something's
been dislocated or something.
Speaker 3 (08:58):
It's crazy. Absolutely.
Speaker 2 (09:00):
Remember two years ago, Taylor Moroten was just so dinged
up at the end of the season. He literally would
come off the field. He would have both of his elbows, like,
you know, all braced up, both his arms. They would
come and put ice around his knee, heat around his elbow,
something else on his hand, and he was like the
walking wounded on the sideline.
Speaker 3 (09:15):
Like giant pillows exactly. And then I'm like, yes.
Speaker 2 (09:18):
All right, he's out, but then all of a sudden,
oop there he goes back into gain. I'm like, how
can he keep doing that? But yeah, they are the
unsung heroes of the offense because they take a lot
of abuse and just keep on going out there and
they don't get a lot of adulation that they deserve.
But there's some tough cookies, that's for sure.
Speaker 3 (09:35):
They absolutely are.
Speaker 1 (09:36):
So Sharon, as you get ready for this game, what
are you really zeroing in on when it comes to
the Jaguars.
Speaker 2 (09:42):
Well, like you mentioned that that defense, I mean, they
were absolutely horrific last year. They were actually thirty thirty,
first in the league unfortunately, right there with the Panthers
with the defense. Yeah, yeah, and they were last in
the league when takeaways, only had nine takeaways on the
whole season, which he's crazy. And they were last in sacks.
I mean, they were just they were just terrible defensively,
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and they tried to make some upgrades. But like you
were saying, they do have some phenomenal, phenomenal young edge rushers.
They got Eric Armstead in the middle of that defensive line.
Now they've got some solid players, and they brought in
some guys on the back end, some veteran guys Jordan
Lewis at cornerback to be their nickel, and also brought
in another safety. So and then the big name that
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everybody is talking about, of course, is Travis Hunter, the
two way unicorn as they call him, who's playing receiver
and cornerback, and they do say he's gonna play both positions.
I think they might play him more defensively, which will
be interesting to see, but that's gonna that's the guy
that they're just not quite sure how to approach right now.
With the talking to a lot of the players yesterday
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and Dave Canalis, they're like, we don't know what they're
gonna do with them. Are they gonna use them for
gadget players as a receiver? Are they going to trot
him out there all the time? Is they going to
be in a slot where they going to do with him?
And then defensively probably is a little easier to figure
out what they're gonna do with him. He's not slated
as a starter right now, but I'm assuming that he's
going to be out there quite a bit, So that's
going to be interesting to see how how he plays out.
That's that's one of the main things I'm looking for.
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And then also with their their run game, they've got
some stud running backs, traves Et and of course the
brother of Trevor who we have here with the Panthers,
and Tank Bigsby and they and then they have a
couple of rookies that they just brought in too, So
their ground attack really should be should be looking pretty
good this year. And Trevor Lawrence is a guy had
a really down season last year, but for you know,
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two seasons before that, three for over four thousand yards
each season. So they've got a lot of talent. And
then that second year receiver is unbelievable Thomas. Yes, Brian Thomas,
he is just unbelievable. So I said, all sorts of
records last year for the Jaguars franchise records and things
like that. So, uh, they've got a ton of talent
as well. And to make matters even more interested, they've
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got Liam Cohen who was the offensive coordinator for the Bucks,
who took over for Dave Canalis when he left here
to come to the Panthers. So he was one year
there with with the Bucks and also parlayed that into
a full time head coaching job. So it's going to
be interesting to see how he attacks the Panthers because
he knows this defense does some extent by playing as
twice last year, and you know, obviously might know a
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little bit just from seeing this team a lot more
like that. So it's going to be interesting to see
how he attacks this defense based on his time at
Tampa Bay.
Speaker 3 (12:19):
Yeah, so interesting talking to coach Canalis about that. You know,
how do you prepare for a first time head.
Speaker 1 (12:23):
Coach and he said, well, you know, it's it's one
thing to prepare for a first time head coach, he said,
but just as a strategist, mine tenna go up because
he's been a part of different systems. So he was
with Brian Flores, he was with the Rams, all different
and so he was like, which parts is he going
to take from those places? And he said, of course.
You know, again they saw him last year, so they
have a little bit of a sense. But you don't know.
That's the big unknown. And then you add Trevor Lawrence
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and those offensive weapons that you talk about. I do
imagine that that is a tough challenge for any team
that is playing a brand new head coach. Who's been
in different systems for the first game of the year,
because you just don't have It's kind of like those
scripted plays, right when teams come out with them at
the beginning of the first ten to fifteen.
Speaker 3 (13:01):
We don't know what you're gonna get.
Speaker 1 (13:02):
So it'll be interesting to see how the Panthers deal
with that. I'm very interested in the Travis Hunter thing,
and I'm interested it from the Jacks perspective of just
how do you split up his practice time, you know,
And I talking to Canalis about it, and he said,
of course, what you would expect any coach to say,
which is, we are just going to treat him as,
you know, a member of the offense and a member
of the defense, and he's a rookie, and we'll see
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what he does. We're not going to focus on his
two way ability, you know. Coach, He's got the side
of him that he needs to cover and I'm going
to sign of him I need to cover. Yeah, but
it will be really fascinating. I can't wait to hear
what you have to say about it, which is, you know,
and also he played against Tetero Macmillan in college and
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Tetero did pretty well against him in their two meetings,
you know, Arizona versus Colorado. So it will be interesting
to see if we get to see them going up
against each other or just in what capacity Travis Hunter
will be utilized will be so interesting.
Speaker 2 (13:59):
Absolutely that he apparently played against him in high school
as well, so this is like this is the next
level for them, a level three of competition, which is wild.
I was talking with David Worey yesterday. I was asking
him a little bit about Travis Hunter, and you know,
the just number one just being able to play two ways,
but you know if he thought that it helped him
on either side of the football, And he seems to
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think that playing the receiver role is going to help
him more on defense because he's going to really be
able to recognize routes and be able to recognize plays
maybe before they unfold because of his knowledge as a receiver.
And I thought that was interesting that he thought he
might have more success initially in the NFL on defense
as opposed to on offense. So but yeah, I can't
wait to see how they're going to use him. And
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maybe they might only plug him in once or twice
and we'll all be disappointed. We don't going to see
a lot of them. But from what everybody has been
saying down there, I know he didn't play in their
final preseason game, but he's been turning a lot of
heads in practice and they have been using him quite
a bit on both sides of the football. And he's
just such a talent that you you're going to have
to use him in multiple different ways. I would think so.
But I wonder if he will be like a starting
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receiver kind of role alongside Thomas or if it's going
to be more of a you know, gadget play kind
of thing with that. But I can't wait to see
at this unfolds too. It's gonna laugh on the guys
in the locker room. It's funny, you depending on who
you talk to. Some of them are like, oh yeah,
it's just another player, and the other guys are like,
oh wow, I think it's really cool that he's doing that.
You know, it's just not something you get. So it's
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they're either trying to play it down or I'll say,
oh wow, that's pretty cool.
Speaker 1 (15:26):
It's going to be so exciting. You know, this time
next week when we speak again, we will have had
we will know more about who the Panthers are. Things
will have happened, and it's just so exciting. This is
just one of my favorite times. Right you're right on
the cusp of week one. There's been so much hard
work that has gone into everything, so much preparation, and
now you get to see your team, if you're a fan,
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up against another opponent. And I'm just so thrilled about
this opportunity for the Panthers to go down to you know,
another team that is that is young and has had
some things to work on. New head coach. Cannot wait
to see what happens. And Sharon, I will be living
vicariously through you. I will be listening at home to
your reports on the sideline, and I hope you have
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a great trip and I hope that we were talking
about a Panther's w when we get back next week.
Speaker 2 (16:14):
Absolutely sounds good to me.
Speaker 1 (16:16):
I am here now with Hunter Renfro. Hunter, thank you
for doing this. I appreciate it.
Speaker 4 (16:20):
Yeah, thanks for having me. So.
Speaker 1 (16:22):
You have been certainly the talk of all Panthers fans.
But the fact that you are with the team, everyone
is so excited. And then you've been the talk of
the national media the story that has happened, because I
think it really caught fire right where you said that
you were getting what ten calls you had them from
from Tan Morgan, from your agent, but they kept getting
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sent to voicemail because your daughters were watching Bluie on
your phone. So I have a couple of questions about
that scenario. And the first one that I want to
know is I have two young kids. Yeah, what are
the shows that you can tolerate as a dad of
toddler's and what are the shows.
Speaker 3 (17:00):
That you're like, absolutely not? Because I have my own.
Speaker 4 (17:03):
Opinion, Yeah, I'm sure you have some as well.
Speaker 3 (17:05):
I think Bluie.
Speaker 4 (17:06):
I think Blue is a unanimous people like that. You know,
Blue is a good one. Miss Rachel is on the
show a lot. They learned a lot with Miss Rachel.
Coco Melon is I feel like for really young kids.
Speaker 3 (17:18):
Oh, I can't do Coco melon.
Speaker 4 (17:21):
That's what I was going to say. That can get after.
I mean it was cool with our first one, but
when our second one came along, I was like, all right,
we got to get over cocomelon. But some of the
songs are catchy, but then you, uh, you get tired.
Speaker 3 (17:32):
Of it pretty fast.
Speaker 1 (17:33):
When I tell you that we have heard the Coco
Melan version of Wheels on the bus four times.
Speaker 3 (17:39):
I could ever want to.
Speaker 1 (17:41):
Yeah, like you said, my three and a half year
old has grown out of that phase and we will
not be showing cocomel into my one year old specifically
for that reason.
Speaker 4 (17:48):
But my wife did the same thing, like Coco Melan
was big with our first and then we transition to
miss pretty fast.
Speaker 1 (17:54):
After that, you realize it after they've gotten attached to it.
You're like, oh no, no, no, no no, and then it
pops up on your Netflix.
Speaker 4 (18:00):
Yeah. I mean they're they're locked in on it. Like
I remember my daughter like the theme song, it's like
DoD do do do do? And they know their face
would light up, and I was like, this is not
healthy for kids. There's no way this is like it's
like they're like locked in and I don't know.
Speaker 1 (18:16):
Yeah, the Oh my gosh. I'm glad that we're on
the same page about it. I had to ask because
I was like, Blue Blue is, as you said.
Speaker 3 (18:24):
Unanimous, and we loved this Rachel too.
Speaker 1 (18:26):
The other thing I wanted to ask about this story
that I like, I said of circulating all over. Is
that you said that the reason that they were watching
everything is because you were You were right beside them,
but you were doing some business for your family's recycling company.
And I want to know how involved are you in
that because you're out there, you know, doing work a
day or two after you're on the football field.
Speaker 4 (18:47):
Well, yeah, I mean it's hard for me. I feel
like it's hard for me to sit still sometimes. And
and you know, I had spent so much time there
last year and I joined my uncle in the business
he started about fifteen years ago, and then I joined
to him last year and we do a few different things.
But you know, a lot of those guys helped me
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last year and helped me grow and help me find,
you know, more to life than football right outside my
family and just you know, have a purpose and have
a passion and going and waking up every day wanting
to serve them. And so you know, I was able
to go around them and just kind of hang out
for a little bit. And so whenever I got cut,
I was like, well, I want to go see what
they're up to, right, I like those guys and go
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hang out with them. That's my team away from you know,
and so got to go hang out with them. But yeah,
just just was outside the truck kind of hanging out
with them, and they were in there and they you know,
unbuffled their car seat, theory in there and just swiping up.
I think they were probably watching Yeah, they were watching
Blue obviously, but it.
Speaker 3 (19:48):
Was a good time. Yeah. Well, I just had to
ask about that.
Speaker 1 (19:51):
That's so neat that you're able to be in business
with your family and you and you mentioned your time
off last year. This is something we got to talk
about very briefly during the preseason game, and I wish
that you and I had more time to talk about
it because.
Speaker 3 (20:02):
I asked you what your year off was like for.
Speaker 1 (20:05):
Anyone who doesn't know you were recovering from illness, and
I honestly I expected you to say that it was
a really tough year, and I'm sure that it was,
but you just shocked me. You said the first thing
you said was, oh, it was great, And so I
love to hear. I want to hear more about what.
Speaker 3 (20:19):
That year was like.
Speaker 4 (20:20):
Yeah, And I was talking about someone talking about this
to someone today, like you know, I love football and
it's a big part of my life. And I love
going out there and competing and love being around my teammates.
But one day football is going to end, and so
I enjoy being around people. I enjoy working towards a
common goal, and so and then I enjoyed hanging out
(20:43):
with my family right being able to go to church
on Sundays, going and being able to play golf and
hunt and do things outside of football. And so I
think it's given me appreciation for while I'm here this
year to say, all right, you know, those things are
coming down the line, and one day I'll be able
to enjoy those things. But this year is going to
(21:03):
be a blast because I get to be a part
of a team. I don't know how long this will last,
and I get to go in there and be around
so many different people. That's the thing about the locker
room that I think you love and you fall in
love with this. There's so many backgrounds and so many
different types of people and so many different belief systems,
and you know, people grew up so differently, but when
(21:23):
you go in there, everyone's friends. Everyone cares for each other,
and you automatically just have a bond. And so, you know,
while football was great, last year, and I'm certainly looking
forward to it. Whenever I'm down playing, I think God
wants me in this moment to kind of bloom where
I'm playing it and to make sure I don't pass
(21:44):
the days along too fast.
Speaker 1 (21:46):
You don't strike me as someone that would ever take
anything for granted, But I was talking to Thomas Davis
today and he knows a lot about coming back from
injury and not being able to play in waiting, and
he just said that he's so excited for you. And
you know, I think as a veteran and someone who's
had to take time out, which he did, I just
I wonder for you, what will it be like to
step on the field on Sunday. I know you've played
(22:07):
in the preseason, but I imagine that it has to put
you even more in the present moment.
Speaker 4 (22:12):
Yeah, I think, especially taking last year off and getting
some things in order, it's allowing me to play free,
I think, to be out there and you know they've
already cut me once and so what are they gonna
do come me again? I mean, that's the worst they
can happen. So I can go out there and just
rip it loose, you know it reminds me I Clemson.
Like you know, I was a walk on. I had
(22:33):
no expectations, like I could just go out there and
just play my absolute best and hardest every week and
not worry about the repercussions. And so that's kind of
how I feel, you know, going into this, like I
care about everyone and I want to succeed, but also
like you know, tomorrow's not given so or tomorrow's not
(22:53):
you know, promised, and so go out there and just
you know, let it rip and have fun.
Speaker 1 (22:58):
Well, finally, I want to ask you, what is it
going to be like to you know, you now get
to live and work not far from your home. And
I know, like you said, you were already there with
your family and you got to spend time here last year.
But now to I imagine your wife, your little girls,
your family are going to be able to come and
see you play.
Speaker 3 (23:15):
And I just I grew up in North Carolina.
Speaker 1 (23:17):
I moved all over from my job, and then to
be able to come home and start my family in
North Carolina was very special for me.
Speaker 3 (23:22):
And wondering how it feels for you and your family.
Speaker 4 (23:24):
No, yeah, my wife is actually five weeks away from
having our third, and so it's important for me to
be home. And I come from a big family. I'm
one of six, my dad's one of eleven, and we
have a lot of family kind of around the upstate,
and so being close to them, you know, being in
the Carolina is where I grew up, is really something
(23:45):
that means a lot to me and special to me.
And hopefully you know how you know, because you can't
always control how you play, but hopefully your effort, you know,
will show that, and kind of how you look at
every opportunity will show that. So I very appreciative for it.
Speaker 3 (24:02):
All right, you better get to work on getting those
family tickets for the home games, you know, a bunch
of them. Hunter, thank you so so much for the time.
Speaker 1 (24:10):
We appreciate it, and want to thank all of our
listeners for tuning in to Sideline Pass.
Speaker 3 (24:14):
We will see you next week, so stay tuned.
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