More so than in recent years, Carolina Panthers PSL owners are "weighing the value of their seats" as the franchise charges "headlong into a rebuilding effort at the same time that ownership implements an increase in season-ticket prices," according to Alex Zietlow of the CHARLOTTE OBSERVER. Last week, the Panthers announced that the price of season tickets would increase on average just over 4%. Zietlow noted the news was "met with predictable backlash" as fans "shared their disappointment online." The rise has many PSL owners "contemplating unfamiliar prospects" -- do they renew their season tickets, do they not buy this year’s season tickets and subsequently forfeit their seat licenses and should they put their PSLs up for sale are being considered. Many have pointed out that there are factors that "make the decision particularly unpalatable." The team's on-field product "is uninspiring" and the franchise has not had a winning season since 2017. The ninth “home game” on the Panthers’ schedule will be at a neutral site in Munich, Germany this year. The Panthers are offering all fans -- not just season-ticket holders -- a chance to "buy tickets to the game in Munich via a separate package." But having one fewer home game to attend has "drawn the ire of season-ticket holders online." In 2018, it was reported that there were "62,000 PSL tickets controlled by 23,000 account holders" (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 3/8).
