Bryce Younger, the No. 1 decide within the 2023 NFL draft for the Carolina Panthers hosted his first-ever youth soccer camp at Johnson C Smith College (JCSU), an HBCU situated within the Panthers hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina.
The camp was free to youngsters ages 6-13 and as anticipated the 300 slots stuffed up shortly with native youth desirous to share the sector with the beginning quarterback of the Carolina Panthers.
The 22-year-old former Heisman Trophy winner spoke to native media in regards to the alternative to provide again to a group he feels has embraced him after his rookie season in Carolina.
“I’ve been blessed to the place I really feel like I’ve been embraced, and lots of people have been in a position to work together with me and watch me, however for me, having the ability to are available and work together and really be with youngsters and folks in the neighborhood and be capable to have these interactions is one thing I’ve been trying ahead to for a very very long time,” Younger advised Channel 9 information.
Johnson C Smith College President Dr. Valerie Kinloch attended the camp and welcomed Bryce and the Panthers to the house discipline of the town’s flagship HBCU. The Panthers additionally offered Dr. Kinloch with a personalised jersey together with her title on the again and she or he did a jersey swap with Bryce Younger the place he obtained his personal blue and gold No. 9 JCSU jersey.
Additionally in attendance on the camp have been over a dozen of Younger’s Panther teammates. Adam Thielen, Taylor Moton, and Austin Corbett have been just some names serving to out native campers carry out drills and compete for the title of the quickest camper.
The Carolina Panthers and Johnson C Smith have constructed a robust bond as neighbors within the Charlotte group. In April of 2023, the Panthers hosted the Johnson C Smith soccer workforce at Financial institution of America Stadium for a spring follow whereas the Golden Bulls discipline was getting new discipline turf, which occurs to be the identical turf that the Panthers play on at Financial institution of America Stadium.
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