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These fans want the Panthers to honor Steve Smith. So they’ve rented an I-77 billboard.

A group of Panthers fans has a suggestion for who should be the next addition to the team’s Hall of Honor, and they’re letting their thoughts be known in a public way.

Members of the Panthers Poundcast, a fan-made YouTube show, rented billboard space in Charlotte to call on the team to give the honor to Steve Smith Sr., who last played for the Panthers in 2013.

The electronic billboard went on display Wednesday on Interstate 77 near Tyvola Road, said Alex Helms, a member of the show. In a direct message to new Panthers owner David Tepper, the sign states, “Steve Smith Sr Ring of Honor 2019.