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Panthers GM: Disadvantage to playing opener
- Updated: May 9, 2016
If Panthers general manager Dave Gettleman was in charge of making the NFL schedule, it doesn’t sound like he’d have put his team in the regular-season opener.
Since 2002, the NFL has kicked off each season with a Thursday night opener. Since 2004, that game has been hosted by the defending Super Bowl champion.
For the 2016 version of the NFL’s regular-season opener, the Panthers will be traveling to Denver for a Super Bowl 50 rematch against the Broncos.
Although some teams might view as an honor to open the season on national television, that’s not how Gettleman sees things. The Panthers’ general manager says the Thursday night game puts his team at a competitive disadvantage.
“To me, playing in the opening game, on that Thursday night, is a little bit of a …
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