Julius Peppers has a goal for this Carolina Panthers defense. He would like it to rank No. 1 at the end of the 2017 NFL season.
“I think we’ve got a shot,” Peppers said.
Peppers spoke to the media at large Sunday for the first time in the six months since he signed the contract in March that put him back in Carolina for his 16th NFL season. He said during the group interview following Carolina’s 23-3 opening-day victory over San Francisco that he believed the Panthers had the talent to be the NFL’s No. 1 defense.