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A Delta Air Lines flight reportedly carrying the Carolina Panthers slid off the runway early Friday morning after touching down in Charlotte, North Carolina, simply hours after the workforce’s first preseason sport in opposition to the New England Patriots.
Delta Flight 8860 landed at Charlotte Douglas International simply after 2:30 a.m. when the aircraft slid off the runway and into the mud, WCNC reported.
Carolina Panthers cornerback D’Shawn Jamison (29) returns a kick throughout a preseason sport between the New England Patriots and the Carolina Panthers on August 8, 2024, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Images)
The aircraft, which had been flying out of Providence, Rhode Island, simply earlier than 1 a.m., was carrying gamers, coaches and employees members of the Panthers group, a supply confirmed to Fox News Digital.
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Delta offered an announcement confirming that not one of the 188 passengers on board suffered any accidents on account of the incident.
“The right main gear of Delta 8860 exited the taxiway at Charlotte Douglas International Airport following a normal arrival,” the assertion, by way of WSOC learn. “No injuries were reported by the 188 customers who are deplaning and being bused to the terminal. We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience.”
The Panthers declined to remark outdoors of Delta’s assertion when reached for remark.
Carolina Panthers working again Mike Boone (34) carries throughout a preseason sport between the New England Patriots and the Carolina Panthers on August 8, 2024, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Images)
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The Panthers have been returning to North Carolina after their first preseason sport of the 2024 NFL season.
They suffered a 17-3 loss to the Patriots at Gillette Stadium in a sport with most starters sidelined. Panthers quarterback Bryce Young, the highest choose of the 2023 draft, didn’t play. The solely three starters to see any motion on Thursday night time have been extensive receiver Jonathan Mingo, outdoors linebacker DJ Johnson, and cornerback Dane Jackson.
It was additionally the Panthers’ first sport below new head coach Dave Canales.
Head coach Dave Canales of the Carolina Panthers speaks with the media throughout a press convention at Carolina Panthers OTA Offseason Workout on June 4, 2024, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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“Tonight was about our first-time guys, the rookies, the guys that haven’t had a chance to play in the NFL. I think what they found tonight is: it’s just football. They ran, and they played hard,” Canales mentioned after the sport.
“For me, it was just a great opportunity to be able to talk to the coaches, talk to the officials. . . . It was just great reps for me to just get the flow of how the communication happens and being able to work all through that.”
The Panthers will host the New York Jets of their subsequent preseason sport on Aug. 17.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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