Sam Mills – the legendary Carolina Panthers linebacker who later came up with the team’s motto “Keep Pounding” – gets a full and first-rate biographical treatment on NFL Network this week.
The network’s long-running series “A Football Life” combines archival footage of Mills, who died of intestinal cancer in 2005, with numerous fresh interviews to offer a film that should entertain all Carolina fans. I watched an advance copy and – although I was covering the Panthers for Mills’ entire time in Charlotte – learned a lot.
The one-hour “Sam Mills: A Football Life” premieres Thursday night after the Carolina-Philadelphia game on NFL Network – which means it won’t start until about 11:30 p.