Panthers find reason to worry about Xavier Legette
Carolina might have a problem.
Panthers find reason to worry about Xavier Legette originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Xavier Legette's job with the Carolina Panthers might be in jeopardy.
And at the moment, a video of him working out in the offseason doesn't seem to be helping his cause. A video going somewhat viral has fans wondering if Legette isn't in the best of shape, or if he's lost a step: Yikes: Panthers fans are concerned that WR Xavier Legette looks extremely "SLOW" and "HEAVY" in a recent training video. Legette has been a pretty big disappointment since he was drafted by Carolina in 2024.
š¬š¬š¬ pic. twitter. com/I1cMmcalCi ā Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) May 10, 2026 MORE: Shilo Sanders under fire for telling female reporter to 'make a sandwich' The reality is that this may already have been the case.
Legette hasn't lived up to the hype. This will be Legette's third season in the NFL, and it's a pivotal one. "Legette was a late college breakout drafted largely for his size/speed profile," ESPN's Ben Solak wrote earlier this month.