CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The big smile, gregarious laugh and strong Southern accent of Carolina Panthers wide receiver Xavier Legette created a social media stir this summer with his trip to the Kentucky Derby and rides on his horse "Dolla Bill" around his hometown in South Carolina.
But nothing blew up more than a pre-training-camp getaway with teammates to Minnesota and their attempts to convince the No. 32 pick of the 2024 draft to get off the back of a small boat into the St. Croix River.
"I told [Legette] the other day, 'Hey, this summer I got more questions about you than anybody else,''' wide receiver Adam Thielen, 34, said Friday with a laugh.