One of the most anticipated events away from the actual playing of football, especially for Carolina Panthers fans, is the regular-season schedule release. And it’s not so much anticipated for what’s on the schedule, but more so for how it’s delivered.
The organization’s social media team is amongst the very best in all of professional sports, and has continuously brought the heat with its production of the annual reveal. And on Monday night, about 72 hours before the official 2023 drop, they gave us a little teaser starring defensive backs Donte Jackson and Jeremy Chinn.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯.
𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 📱 pic.twitter.com/pI0bKBi7wY
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) May 9, 2023
As for the grander scheme of the entire slate, this year’s release will have a few notable differences. They are, per ESPN insider Adam Schefter, as follows:
Among the changes to the schedule this season:
🏈NFL will have a Black Friday game for the first time ever.
🏈Games don’t necessarily “belong” to networks anymore. All games are free agents.
🏈Teams can be on Thursday Night Football twice.
🏈Not all teams are guaranteed to…
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 8, 2023
Plus, as is always the case, we’ll get a few leaks before 8 p.m. on Thursday night. Here are the times and places for the official sneak peeks, courtesy of the NFL:
- International Games – Wednesday, May 10 on NFL Network and ESPN
- Black Friday Game – Wednesday, May 10 via Amazon
- Select individual games – Wednesday, May 10 on CBS Mornings and Fox & Friends
- Select individual games – Thursday, May 11on NBC’s Today Show and ABC’s Good Morning America
So turn your phones to vibrate and get that popcorn ready.
