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last week Authentic Taylor Moton Jersey , the Panthers said in a statement that they would work to “develop a plan to best assess the needs of the region and ensure we can effectively deploy resources to those most impacted.”The Panthers announced their initial aid package on Thursday. The foundation of owner David Tepper and the team’s charitable arm will donate $1 million to the American Red Cross’ financial assistance program designed to provide “people in shelters with stipends and gift cards to help them transition back to their lives.”They will also donate $450,000 to regional food banks, provide aid to high school athletics programs that were impacted by the storm and take part in direct service projects around the area.鈥淭he David Tepper Charitable Foundation and Carolina Panthers Charities are working with frontline partners across the Carolinas to provide aid and critical resources to help communities begin recovering in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence,鈥?Tepper said in a statement. 鈥淭his will be an on-going process and we are continuing to evaluate the regions鈥?needs with the goal of assisting impacted communities return to normalcy as quickly as possible.”The team has also joined with college football programs in North and South Carolina to craft a “One Carolina” helmet sticker that the teams will wear this weekend.Panthers 2018 season opener countdown: 8 days to go Ed. note - I pre-wrote this countdown piece on Friday morning http://www.carolinapanthersteamonline.com/wes-horton-jersey , so there’s a chance that Austin Duke is not on the roster when this is published. -BSWe are 8 days away from the beginning of the Carolina Panthers 2018 season. That means today we take a closer look at wide receiver Austin Duke.Austin Duke, Wide receiverBioHeight: 5’9”Weight: 170 lbsAge: 25College: UNC CharlotteNFL Experience: 1 yearAustin Duke was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Panthers in 2017 and spent parts of the 2017 season on the practice squad. He signed a reserve future contract in January.Since he doesn’t have any NFL statistics, here’s a summary of his college career from the Panthers’ website:It’s extremely unlikely that Duke will make the 53-man roster, but he’s one of several candidates to make the practice squad. The Panthers seem to like him since they signed him to a reserve future contract in January Authentic Trai Turner Jersey , so it’s possible they’ll stash him on the practice squad for one more year to see if they can groom him into a full-time roster player for 2019.