Sam Mills Jr. would have loved this Carolina Panthers team because he would have seen a lot of himself in it.
Unexpected. Unappreciated. These Panthers were written off before the first opening kickoff of the 2015 season in September, and now with a victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50, they have a chance to leave a lasting impression on NFL history.
Just like Mills did.
But he would have loved them for a more basic reason, too. The Carolina Panthers were his team. Yes, the city of Charlotte, N.