Robinson to Panthers: Don’t do what I did at Super Bowl

Robinson, the 16-year National Football League veteran who is now the Carolina Panthers’ radio analyst, recently told the team’s players in what Robinson called “painful, heartbreaking” detail about his arrest for soliciting sex from an undercover police officer on the eve of a Super Bowl 17 years ago. “We have the guys check in on their own to let us know they’re there, and at midnight hopefully we have everybody that needs to be where they’re supposed to be”, Rivera said. “One hundred percent me”.

“There are certain elements of working and preparing. Come Sunday when it’s time to play, be there”.

During the first game of that season, Allen was on the Chicago Bears and played at Levi’s Stadium.

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And, yes, the defensive end will play and “make an impact”, he said.

“He’s Thomas. He’s battled through all kinds of stuff, and this is just another bump in the road for him”, teammate Luke Kuechly said. Cornerbacks Charles Tillman and Bene Benwikere were lost for the year with mid-season injuries.

The hot topic of the day was the New York Giants’ 20-19 win over Buffalo in Super Bowl XXV.

“Yes”, said coach Rivera.

“I obviously respected it”, Allen said Tuesday of Rivera’s decision. “It’s not like he’s the new guy and he’s not going to fit”.

“Don’t be like me”, Robinson said of his message to the team, via Eric Prisbell of USA Today. “It’s just so genuine”.

Jared Allen (69) will be back for the Panthers in Super Bowl 50.

Coach Rivera believes this team is full of athletes on the field, and really interesting guys off the field. “But make sure when we practice you’re where your feet are”. He raved about his eight-year tenure as the Houston Texans coach that included the franchise’s first two playoff appearances and thinks his season spent as the Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator in 2014 rejuvenated him. Meanwhile, the unheralded receiving corps has four players with at least 30 receptions and 22 combined touchdowns, led by Ted Ginn’s career-high 10 scores.

“He said that the one loss that he had, he feels like he had a big part in it”, Coleman said.

“That’s the first time I heard that story”. Philly Brown had no hands. Brenton Bersin, who knows who he is. “And I knew we were in the right direction and he’d stick with me”. “It’s a very close-knit group and guys selling out for each other”.

Cultured Newton: Newton was asked about the fame gained by the team’s Spanish broadcast team.

“Coach Wannstedt said ‘You’re helping offense more than defense, you go to offense and I’ll hire someone for defense, ‘ ” Studesville recalled.

“I like the path he’s on, I like the hard work he’s put in, I like the tempo he’s practiced with”, Rivera said.

“She’ll give me some very sage advice about things because she has been through a lot”, Ron said. While pass rushers DeMarcus Ware and Von Miller get most of the attention, the Panthers coach is well aware of how well interior linemen Derek Wolfe, Sylvester Williams, Malik Jackson and Vance Walker play.