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The Good and Not So Good from Day 8 of Panthers Camp: Monroe Freeling Shines

The Panthers wrapped up their Monday practice with some highs and lows.
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Carolina Panthers tackle Monroe Freeling (57) during the first day of mini camp
Carolina Panthers tackle Monroe Freeling (57) during the first day of mini camp | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

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The Carolina Panthers only have a few more days of camp before their first official preseason game, the Hall of Fame Game. They wrapped practice on Monday with a few highs and lows, with some players standing out and others fading. Here are the good and bad things from day eight.

Good: Monroe Freeling against Jaelan Phillips

Monroe Freeling is in an unenviable position. He has been thrust into starter reps on the right side rather than working on the left side of the line. He's also routinely matched up with $120 million man Jaelan Phillips. Today, though, he held his own and put in an exceptional rep against the rusher.

Not so good: Extension hopefuls

Bryce Young and Mike Jackson are both extension-eligible, and both are important to the Panthers. However, neither appears poised to sign. Brandt Tilis said he'll see how the year goes for Young, and he was rather noncommittal about a Jackson deal, too.

Good: Xavier Legette's day

Xavier Legette caught an impressive touchdown during the practice session today. It wasn't just that, though. Legette was very good all day, and he continues to stack up good practices this summer with Chris Brazzell now no longer competing for his WR3 job.

Not so good: Sam Hecht gets bullied

Sam Hecht is losing ground in his fight to make the starting lineup over Luke Fortner. On Monday, he lost ground literally and figuratively. He had a particularly rough rep against Cam Jackson, who just bullied him straight backwards in one-on-one drills.

Good: Several injury returns

The Panthers had been banged up to an insane degree. Losing Nic Scourton and Chris Brazzell was only part of it. But today, Mitchell Evans, who was carted off, returned. So did Rob Hunt and Tommy Tremble, and all three were welcome sights.

Not so good: Another line injury

The Panthers have shuffled linemen in and out due to injuries all camp, and today was no different. Damien Lewis remains out while he works back from injury, and his backup, Saahdiq Charles, has looked really good. Unfortunately, he also went down with a calf injury today.

Good: Standout performance from Tetairoa McMillan

Tetairoa McMillan has had a good camp, and he was really good today. He and Bryce Young were on fire, so much that Dave Canales was asked about their chemistry. McMillan made two absurd highlight-reel catches that show a layer of McMillan's game that was missing last year.

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ZACH ROBERTS

Zachary Roberts is a journalist with a wide variety of experience covering basketball, golf, entertainment, video games, music, football, baseball, and hockey. He currently covers Charlotte sports teams and has been featured on Sportskeeda, Yardbarker, MSN, and On SI.

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