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Anthony Rizzuti

Fans implore Panthers to pay Brian Burns after dominant Week 1 performance

Brian Burns has given the Carolina Panthers plenty of reasons to meet him on a new contract, and he gave them a few more on Sunday.

Even in a 24-10 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, the two-time Pro Bowl pass rusher was phenomenal to kick off the regular season—registering seven tackles, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble. Heck, opposing head coach Arthur Smith admitted after the game that he had to scheme his offense away from Burns because of how he wrecked the game.

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Unsurprisingly, the performance didn’t go unnoticed by the Carolina faithful—who made their feelings about the situation known throughout the afternoon . . .

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