(Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images) Steve Smith and Jake Delhomme
As the Carolina Panthers gear up for their 27th NFL season, we count down the five greatest moments in franchise history.
The Carolina Panthers have seen lots of change since team founder and former owner Jerry Richardson brought the team to Charlotte in 1995. The city skyline has grown, a stadium was built, the logo has been revised and two Super-Bowl appearances later, hundreds of coaches and players have been a part of the organization.
Since the Panthers joined the league more than a quarter-decade ago, they have drafted several future Hall-of-Famers, “dabbed” their way into the hearts of football fans across the country, and at one point even signed a young man from London who became a fan-favorite not just in Charlotte and the Carolinas, but around the world as well.