Xavier Legette's season began in depressingly familiar fashion. The Carolina Panthers are expecting bigger things from the second-year wide receiver in 2025. But based on his efforts against the Jacksonville Jaguars, there is an enormous amount of hard work ahead.
Legette was credited with three drops in Week 1, but it felt like more. He couldn't create separation and offered nothing after the catch. His inexplicable lack of awareness to not get both feet in bounds for a big gain drew the ire of fans on social media. This was not the first impression he wanted to leave.