Freeling's Panthers Homecoming: A Keep Pounding Journey

0:00On April 25, Monroe Freeling, the 6-foot-7, 315-pound offensive tackle from Georgia just lived his first full day as the Carolina Panthers 19th overall draft pick. Straight out of pickup basketball vibes into NFL reality in Charlotte, he got the royal welcome from coaches and staff ready to build around him for OTA's and training camp. Earlier this week, Freeling felt the pull of fate pulling him north. He'd been bumping James Taylor's Carolina on my mind. One repeat, dreaming of landing with the Panthers and a hit different after his high school. Recruiting trip to a college game at Bank of America Stadium, Panthers brass breathed easy too, snagging him in 19 when trades had everyone nervous he'd slip away. His brothers lit up like Christmas meeting the mascot, Sir Purr, trash talking how they toughened him up for this. Offensive line coach Joe Gilbert was fired up, waiting in the lobby to shake hands, while head coach Dave Canales showed off the snack field line. Room and even ran a shooting contest at Tristan One, family lunch turned into hugs and I love

1:05you all around. Freeling banged the keep pounding drum for fans, vowing to protect Bryce Young forever and chase a Super Bowl. He got schooled on the mantra's roots from Sam Mills' story, getting emotional and motivated to carry that torch through sore days. Saw his name in the locker room and it still felt unreal. Here it is, this homecoming's guard Freeling hyped to grind with the team seeing him as the big lineman they've craved. Chaos of draft day settling, but that Panther fire is just starting to burn brighter.