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Daily Mail
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
NFL player and rapper spark dating rumors by starring in racy music video
NFL star Xavier Legette and famous rapper GloRilla have sparked massive dating rumors after the Carolina Panther wide receiver starred in her racy music video. GloRilla's latest music video for the song 'Typa' dropped on Friday morning, with Legette getting very close with his on-camera partner. How comfortable the duo looked on screen have made the pair appear to be an item, including a scene in a bedroom where GloRilla is in a white bra and Legette enters shirtless and in a towel. Legette, 24, has not been connected with anyone romantically since entering the NFL last year as a first-round draft pick. Grammy-nominated GloRilla has kept her private life hush until now, with a high-profile non-actor playing a love interest. Furthering the rumor of the Panther and 'Tomorrow' performer was a cameo from R&B legend Keyshia Cole, who has a conversation with GloRilla in the middle of the video. Cole's 2025 hit 'Love' is sampled in 'Typa', with the songs being similar thematically about finding the right person to share your life with. That massive hint to a Legette-GloRilla romance also sees the pair hanging out not in the bedroom in the music video as well. Neither has yet to address the dating rumors since the music video dropped. Yet, creating buzz for the 25-year-old GloRilla's song, may be the couple chose to hard-launch their relationship. Legette has a productive rookie season for the Panthers with 497 receiving yards and four touchdowns despite Carolina struggling for most of the year. Last month, Legette made an appearance at the Kentucky Derby, where his body transformation shocked fans.
USA Today
30-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Panthers WR Xavier Legette may be taking another sport by storm
Panthers WR Xavier Legette may be taking another sport by storm The legend of Carolina Panthers wide receiver Xavier Legette continues to grow. On Wednesday, the second-year pass catcher attended Game 5 of the NHL's Eastern Conference Finals between the Florida Panthers and the hometown Carolina Hurricanes. Legette, thanks to Bleacher Report, was mic'd up for the occasion—and he did not disappoint. Check it out: Legette's fun-filled offseason also featured a stop at Churchill Downs, where he served as a correspondent for the NFL during the 151st Kentucky Derby. Needless to say, his lovable personality and passion for horses made him one of the stars in Louisville earlier this month. Oh, and he might have won over the crowd at the Lenovo Center as well . . . Unfortunately for Legette and the Caniacs, the Hurricanes dropped the game and the series in a 5-3 loss. But hey, at least some kind of Panther—albeit the one from Miami—came out with a win. Follow @ThePanthersWire on Twitter/X for more Panthers content.
NBC Sports
28-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Xavier Legette "honing in" on catching the ball after costly drops as a rookie
Panthers wide receiver Xavier Legette had 49 catches last year, but the most memorable moment of the first-round pick's rookie season was not a positive one. Legette dropped a Bryce Young pass that would have given the Panthers a lead over the Eagles in the final minute of a Week 14 game. That drop stood out, but it wasn't the only one that Legette had as a rookie. There were seven dropped passes overall and Legette said on Tuesday that he watched tape of all 84 of his targets from last season as part of the process of cutting down on them this time around. 'Me getting open, that wasn't a problem. It was just honing into to really catching the ball on the drops,' Legette said, via the team's website. 'Mainly just trying to catch it more with my hands and letting it get into my body or crossing my eyes.' The Panthers offense finished the 2024 season on an upswing and they added wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan to the mix in the first round of the draft. Legette said he thinks that will create 'a problem either way' for opposing defenses, but it will be an easier one for them to solve if Legette can't show more of a knack for holding onto the ball.
New York Times
28-05-2025
- Business
- New York Times
With Tetairoa McMillan beside him, Xavier Legette trying to turn the page on tough 2024
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After pulling in a pass on a crossing route during a team portion of Tuesday's practice, Carolina Panthers second-year receiver Xavier Legette celebrated by finding Tetairoa McMillan and tossing him the ball across the field. If Legette feels threatened by the arrival of a top-10 receiver, he has a funny way of showing it. Advertisement 'We're trying to win games,' Legette said after the Panthers' first OTA session. 'Any time you can add a masterpiece like that to what we're trying to build, it's great.' Legette's rookie season was anything but a masterpiece. The former South Carolina standout fought through several injuries, was plagued by dropped passes and at times seemed to lose his infectious energy while acting as his own toughest critic. But Legette is in better spirits these days. He's healthy following offseason foot surgery, has a better grasp of the offense and had a big time attending the Kentucky Derby on the NFL's tab. And he's thrown out the welcome mat for McMillan, the All-American from Arizona whom the Panthers drafted at No. 8 — a selection Legette was tipped off on. 'I already knew that was gonna happen,' he said. 'We had talks throughout the building. He was an option, but they had some defensive players as options as well.' Some interesting stuff from Xavier Legette today. Says he's working on making more hands catches after last year's drops. Also doesn't view Tetairoa McMillan and himself as a 1st and 2nd WR situation. — Joe Person (@josephperson) May 27, 2025 Most of the pre-draft discussions surrounding the Panthers centered on defensive players. But according to a source with knowledge of the situation, the team was comfortable taking three players with the eighth pick — McMillan, Georgia linebacker Jalon Walker and Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham, who went fifth to Cleveland. McMillan told reporters that quarterback Bryce Young had lobbied the Panthers' decision-makers on his behalf after the two had worked together during the offseason at a QB training facility in southern California, near where both went to high school. While saying the McMillan pick was 'music to my ears,' Young downplayed his role in the selection. He said he also was asked about other players with whom he had background. Advertisement However it went down, Young and second-year coach Dave Canales are glad to have both of the young wideouts. Canales said he can 'feel the joy' emanating from Legette and McMillan on the practice field. 'Even in routes on air, they'll catch a ball, they'll put it away, burst. And then they're looking for the other one, they're throwing it across the field, playing catch,' Canales said. 'For two young guys that we hope and expect to be here for a long time, it's about enjoying it. It's about having fun. This game is meant to be fun. And they're also wired the right way where they're grinding, they're working hard and they're studying it and it means something to them.' Legette arrived with less fanfare than McMillan — at least from a football perspective — after the Panthers traded with Buffalo to take him with the final pick of the first round last year. Fans and teammates got a kick out of Legette's unique accent and rural South Carolina roots, which were on display in December when he brought leftover raccoon meat into the locker room for a post-practice snack. But behind the laughs and tales from Mullins, S.C., was a frustrated athlete who was hard on himself after some untimely drops, none costlier than the potential, game-winning touchdown pass that went through his hands in the final minute at Philadelphia. Legette, who started only one season at South Carolina, tied for 13th in the NFL with seven drops, with a catch percentage (58.33) that was the 22nd-lowest. When he returned to Bank of America Stadium for offseason workouts, Legette met with offensive coordinator Brad Idzik and receivers coach Rob Moore to discuss his rookie campaign. He's working on making more hands catches in Year 2 rather than corralling passes off his body. 'Just mainly the drops I had,' Legette said of the discussion with his coaches. 'Me getting open, that wasn't a problem. It was just honing in to really catching the ball on the dropped passes.' Legette had the 16th-worst separation average in the league last year, so there's work to be done there, too. That's where McMillan can help. 'I think with T-Mac coming into the room, it's just options. It opens things up and it creates a little bit of balance, where the field doesn't tilt one way or the other,' Canales said. 'So you have two guys who can make it happen outside and that's a good thing.' Legette sees it similarly. 'I feel like it's gonna be a problem either way,' he said. 'I wouldn't necessarily say it's a 1 or a 2. I feel like either side they look at, they're gonna have to deal with both sides.' Advertisement Legette is no longer dealing with the health issues he was 'gutting through' last season, as Moore put it. Doctors inserted a screw to fix an issue with his foot, while he rehabbed a wrist injury that seemed to play a role in his drop against the Eagles. Legette was inactive for a Week 16 win against Arizona — the only game he missed — with a hip injury. 'I'm feeling pretty good. I feel like I'm trending in the right direction,' Legette said. 'My body's feeling great. I just wanna make this year better than last year. That's my main focus.' Young knows what it's like to struggle early as a high draft pick. And he was impressed with how Legette handled a trying season. 'Especially rookie year, him coming in a first-round pick, it's a lot. He obviously got thrown in the fire. As a team there were a lot of ups and downs,' Young said. 'But for him to be able to — no matter whatever the outside noise was, no matter what happened on Sunday — for him to work the way he did, come in day in and day out. You guys only get to see Sunday and maybe a couple practices. 'But throughout the locker room, he always had a great attitude, great energy. Still does. He's someone that really just brings up the room. We have all the confidence in the world in him. He means a lot to us as a unit and I'm excited to watch him keep growing.' (Photo of Legette: Matt Kelley / Getty Images)
USA Today
16-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
5 biggest takeaways from the Panthers' 2025 schedule release
5 biggest takeaways from the Panthers' 2025 schedule release Other than wideout Xavier Legette's groundbreaking reveal behind the true origins of his beloved accent, Wednesday night's schedule release provided a number of important takeaways for the Carolina Panthers. The slate itself, although considered amongst the easiest in terms of competition, is pretty complex. Journeys through the rigorous NFL season are more than about just the "who," they're also about there "where" and "when," something this team may realize early on. And while the lineup that they'll face isn't one of the most murderous murderers' row you'll see, the Panthers do have to deal with a few heavy hitters. Buy Carolina Panthers tickets for 2025 So, let's break the most pertinent points of the itinerary down. Here are the five biggest takeaways from Carolina's full 2025 schedule: On the road again . . . and again Three of the Panthers' first four regular-season games will come on the road. Their away adventures kick off against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 1, then shift over to the west coast for the Arizona Cardinals in Week 2 and—following a pit stop back home to face the Atlanta Falcons in Week 3—lock them up with the New England Patriots up north in Week 4. Yes, this will be a challenge for a developing team, especially in beginning the new campaign. But at least this busy start doesn't include any of the league's top contenders. None of these first three away opponents made the playoffs in 2024. Heck, the Panthers even knocked one of them, the Cardinals, out of postseason contention last year. If they take one outing at a time, then the Panthers could come out of this four-game stretch with multiple wins. A pair of big swings Carolina will face their first real juggernaut, at least based off of last season's hierarchy, in Week 8—when the Buffalo Bills visit Bank of America Stadium. They'll also welcome in another serious challenger, the Los Angeles Rams, a month later in Week 13. These two contests will give the Panthers a pair of opportunities to do what they were so close to accomplishing in 2024—and that's shaking the NFL to its core. In Week 12, the Panthers took the Kansas City Chiefs to the brink, as the then-two-time defending champs needed a last-second field goal to pull out a 30-27 win. And if not for a devastating drop from Legette two weeks later, they probably would have knocked off the eventual champs—the Philadelphia Eagles—on the road. So the Bills and/or the Rams, two of this year's Super Bowl favorites, may catch these paws if they're not careful. Welcome back to prime time After being left off the prime-time slate for 2024, the Panthers landed themselves a Monday night matchup with the San Francisco 49ers in Week 12. And as stated by head coach Dave Canales on Thursday, this will be their chance to not only introduce themselves to the nation—but introduce themselves to, well, themselves. "I just love the opportunities to be able to play those types of games," Canales told reporters. "There's a couple of extra cameras. You get to play under the lights against a great opponent. And those are the types of games that we need to become who we are. "And the challenge is to go on the road, go across the country and really feel the high-stakes games as we build this and we compete to win the division. The hope is that we are working ourselves into that mentality of, 'This is another game.' We go about our preparation and our work the same way, so we can just go out there and play our best." This'll be a doozy too—as the Panthers are set to face running back Christian McCaffrey for the first time since trading him back in 2022. Late R&R The Panthers have drawn the daunted Week 14 bye, the very latest break a team can get. That, of course, will test this squad's ability to stay both healthy and resilient. Unfortunately, that was quite an issue for Carolina in 2024. Injuries to key players including Pro Bowl defensive lineman Derrick Brown and linebacker Shaq Thompson exposed the alarming lack of depth on the roster—helping result in, perhaps, the worst defense this league has even seen. This offseason was very much about raising the floor—as evidenced by their defensive-minded blitz in free agency. So we'll see how far up that floor is now. New kings of the South? Even the most optimistic of Panthers fans will tell you that a division title in 2025 isn't the most likely of outcomes for this team. But given the setup of the final three weeks of their schedule, they could be in a prime position to pounce. To get to the throne, Carolina will probably have to jump the Tampa Bay Buccaneers—winners of the NFC South in each of the last four seasons. They'll be facing the Bucs at home in Week 16, then on the road in Week 18. If the Panthers are in range at the start of that last stretch, just like they were in 2022, then they could determine their own destiny. Follow @ThePanthersWire on Twitter/X for more Panthers content.
