Julius Peppers returns to Panthers in a new role

Posted Sep 29, 2017
This Sunday, the Carolina Panthers face the New England Patriots in a rematch of Super Bowl XXXVIII. Of the 22 players who started that game for the Panthers in 2004, 21 have been retired for a combined 181 years. Ten of them have been retired for at least a decade. Then there’s Julius Peppers, who was one of eight Super Bowl Panthers still active when he left the team in 2009. (North State Journal)

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