Panthers need ‘Turk’ Wharton’s championship experience to boost D

David NewtonJun 4, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

CloseDavid Newton is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Carolina Panthers. Newton began covering Carolina in 1995 and came to ESPN in 2006 as a NASCAR reporter before joining NFL Nation in 2013.Open Extended Reactions

CHARLOTTE, N. C. — Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero recently showed his players a photograph of end Tershawn “Turk” Wharton wearing a green No. 1 jersey returning a fumble 53 yards for a touchdown at the Missouri University of Science and Technology.

“Everybody was, ‘Who is that?’ ” Wharton recalled with a chuckle. “A few walked

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