REPORT: Panthers will release Russell Shepard

[Rags]

It's upsetting because Russ did have the ability to help us

 

He was just inconsistent and had worse hands than Ginn.

 

[MHS831]

I dunno.  I am a bit disappointed.  Aside from having hands of stone, poor blocking skills, and an inability to get open or establish any form of rapport with Cam, Shep was a damn good WR.

[TheSpecialJuan]

deng

[TheSpecialJuan]

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Panthers make Shep release official

12:16 PM - 14 May 2018 from Charlotte, NC

[Proudiddy]

And the villagers celebrated.

[Proudiddy]

1 hour ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

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I know a lot of people on this website were down on Shep near the end of 2017. But I don't think that criticism can be made without recognizing what he brought to the locker room, and his role on special teams. His efforts helped transform that unit.

11:07 AM - 14 May 2018

Yeah, but we had a guy in Webb who played WR, QB, and ST better than Shepard did any one of those things lol.  It's really not that hard to find a quality STer who is also pretty good at his skill position.

[*FreeFua*]

But I was told he was good and was ready to break out as a player!

Looks like my streak of being right continues... shocking

[KillerKat]

lol at Rodrigue. Shepard sucked and made no impact on the field.

[KillerKat]

32 minutes ago, bull123 said:

not sure i would characterize our special teams as "transformed"

maybe we went from awful to mediocre

Exactly. I have no idea where that is coming from.

[KillerKat]

9 minutes ago, Proudiddy said:

Yeah, but we had a guy in Webb who played WR, QB, and ST better than Shepard did any one of those things lol.  It's really not that hard to find a quality STer who is also pretty good at his skill position.

She makes it sound like a devastating blow. 

 

[pantherj]

Hurney 2.0 is doing a great job. The garbage has been taken out.

[Ship]

Was rooting for him. Guys like him only get so many chances to catch some balls. Had a good first TD, but let us down too many other times. Some guys— like Byrd— have what it takes and some guys don’t. Oh wel.

[TheSpecialJuan]

5 minutes ago, pantherj said:

Hurney 2.0 is doing a great job. The garbage has been taken out.

yee

[Hoenheim]

2 hours ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

David NewtonESPN Staff Writer 

The release of Panthers wide receiver Russell Shepard should be official by the end of the NFL business day. Shepard wouldn't take a pay cut the Panthers asked for and asked for the release. This will clear about $2.1 million in cap space. Shepard wrote on his Instagram page ‘'It was fun while it lasted.'' Next move is free agency.

wasnt fun for us watching him