NFL Panthers Players Encouraged By Talks With New Owner

New NFL Panthers Owner David Tepper met with players in Charlotte last week, and S Mike Adams left that meeting "equally impressed with the message from Tepper, who touched on the NFL’s new national anthem policy but also let players know about his football background and his commitment to winning," according to Joseph Person of the CHARLOTTE OBSERVER. Adams said, "It went great. Rarely do you see an owner come in and want to rush from the owners meeting and just conversate with the guys. Just talk about everything, us as a team." Adams said, "He's got that fire and he wants to win." The group that attended the meeting "included the team’s captains and other veteran players, who shared their thoughts on the new anthem policy." Adams: "It was an open conversation, and that’s going to be an ongoing conversation all year long -- with every team." He added, "He let it be known that we have a voice. He understands that we have a voice" (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 5/30).