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Carolina Panthers News
Had Tampa Bay not gotten Tom Brady in free agency the team would have been interested in signing Teddy Bridgewater, his opponent on Sunday when the Bucs face the Panthers. “He was very, very high on the radar,'' Arians said of Bridgewater. “I've always been a big fan of his.''
Panthers WR Robby Anderson was mic'ed up on Sunday and the funniest thing happened. He thought the team mascot, Sir Purr, was a bear. "What's that bear doing?'' Anderson said during the game. Said quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, who connected on a 75-yard touchdown with Anderson, said, "That's Robby being Robby.''
How does Panthers QB Teddy Bridgewater feel when he's seldom if ever mentioned among Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Matt Ryan when talking about NFC South quarterbacks? “Honestly, when you look at this division and the other three teams and the quarterbacks, they're all guys who have done some great things in this league . . . Super Bowl champions, league MVPs. . . . I aspire to be like those guys.''
Panthers LT Russell Okung was very candid when asked how the line did in the opener, referring to a key play late that failed: “Honestly, the game comes down to fourth-and-1. When the game is on the line and you need a yard, you're supposed to get a yard. If I were being completely honest, we did not do enough to win the game. I'm extremely disappointed in that, in myself. We needed more.''