Who are early Carolina Panthers camp MVPs? Plus an interview with JJ Jansen
Wednesday marks a week since training camp began for the Carolina Panthers — and naturally, a lot has happened.
Young defensive players have emerged. Veteran offensive players look ready for a renaissance. Rookies look promising. And training camp heroes — ones not named Demani Richardson, even! — have begun to emerge as “dark horse candidates” to make the 53-man roster.
Observer reporters Mike Kaye and Alex Zietlow are here to run you through all of these points in the latest podcast episode of Processing Blue.
The two of them also got the chance to sit down with JJ Jansen — the longest tenured player in Panthers franchise history who Kaye calls “America’s long snapper” — for an interview that hits on everything. And we mean everything: from that special 2015 season (that the Observer recently premiered a documentary on), to insight on the kicking competition ... and, of course, a Year 3 Bryce Young.
Listen to the latest episode at the embed in this story, or download it on Spotify, Apple Music or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also check out the show on YouTube.
This story was originally published July 30, 2025 at 6:00 AM with the headline "Who are early Carolina Panthers camp MVPs? Plus an interview with JJ Jansen."
