Sam Howell on Last Season's Offensive Struggles: 'We Did Some Different Things'

Posted Mar 3, 2022
Despite falling short of expectations last season, Sam Howell stood by his teammates and admitted the adversity he dealt with was a great learning experience. "[Losing so much offensive talent] was a little bit of a challenge," Howell said in a pre-NFL Combine interview. "But to be honest with you, I think we had some really good players this past year." (Inside Carolina)

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