After a crushing Super Bowl 50 loss as favorites, the Panthers had to endure a long flight home.
But at least when they got there, they found they were still local favorites.
Via Anna Douglas of the Charlotte Observer, nearly 1,000 fans were at Bank of America Stadium last night as buses rolled in, following the team’s arrival at the airport around 6:30 p.m. ET.
Airport firetrucks greeted the team with spraying from water cannons — which ain’t exactly champagne in the locker room — and a number of fans were also at the airport, pressed against fences to catch a glimpse of the team which lost only two games all year.
“We’ve said all along we have the best fans in the NFL and seeing this turnout tonight only reinforces that,” team president Danny Morrison said.
Players will be at the stadium today for their end of seasons meetings, and it’ll be interesting to see if we hear more from quarterback Cam Newton, who had little to say in the wake of the loss.
