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The Panthers got a new draft cap today https://www.carolinapanthersfanshop.com/Donte-Jackson-Jersey , and it’s... something."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Keep Sounding PodcastPanthers 2019 NFL DraftCSR Film RoomPanthers Twitter roasts Carolina’s 2019 NFL Draft capNew,42commentsThe Panthers got a new draft cap today, and it’s... something.EDTShareTweetShareSharePanthers Twitter roasts Carolina’s 2019 NFL Draft capThe NFL released their designs for the 2019 NFL Draft caps today, and the theme of this year’s design was ‘local and state flags’. Since the Panthers are running hard with the ‘two states Greg Olsen Jersey , one team’ mantra, their draft hat this year is... interesting.Just take a look at this beaut.Photo credit: FanaticsI’m not going to mince words here — this hat is bad. Whoever came up with this design should be ashamed of themselves. I get that they want to continue marketing the ‘two states, one team’ thing, but there were so many better ways to do this.Someone had to throw this together at the last minute Fozzy Whittaker Color Rush Jersey , right? LOL... nope.Extra time, eh? Well... they probably should have spent a little more time than they did. Panthers Twitter reactionsHow did Panthers fans react to seeing this hat? As you probably expected. Here’s a collection of the best replies to our tweet revealing the design.We got a lot of ‘is this an April Fool’s joke?’ replies, and unfortunately the answer to that question is no.To be fair, not everyone hated it.And also to be fair Rashaan Gaulden Jersey , here is come constructive criticism of the design.I’ve saved the best two replies for last, because not only are they funny but they are dead-on accurate.What do you think, CSR? Share your reaction to the 2019 Panthers NFL Draft hat in the comments below. The most immediate question regarding the return of safety Eric Reid to the NFL is whether the deal with the Panthers has any impact on his pending collusion case.Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the contract with the Panthers does not impact Reid’s collusion grievance against the NFL. Specifically Thomas Davis Color Rush Jersey , Reid did not agree to dismiss or settle his collusion grievance as part of his contract in Carolina.The ongoing unemployment of Reid was only making the collusion more conspicuous.聽And there’s one potential piece of evidence that could make the collusion even more conspicuous: If the Panthers cleared the move with the league office before making it, the mere effort to get the green light from the league before signing Reid would be evidence of an atmosphere of collusion. Absent an atmosphere of collusion, there would be no need to get the league’s nod of approval before signing Reid.Green light or not, the Panthers did the right thing by looking past non-football matters and making a football decision.聽Earlier this week https://www.carolinapanthersfanshop.com/Cameron-Artis-Payne-Jersey , Panthers receiver Torrey Smith lobbied publicly for the Panthers to consider Reid. To their credit, the Panthers did — with no assurances or promises that Reid won’t continue to pursue legal rights against the NFL, which necessarily includes the Panthers.