Panthers receiver and horse connoisseur Xavier Legette joined Up & Adams from the 151st Kentucky Derby earlier this afternoon. Host Kay Adams asked Legette, the 32nd overall selection from 2024, if he’s spoken to his new teammate Tetairoa McMillan, the eighth overall selection here in 2025.

The rookie pass catcher will join—among others—Adam Thielen, Hunter Renfrow and 2024 first-round pick Xavier Legette in Carolina's room. Ahead of the 2025 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, Legette spoke with Kay Adams on her Up & Adams show and revealed that he has yet to reach out to his new teammate in McMillan, but gave a good reason why:

It’s no secret the Panthers have struggled for the better part of a decade now -- their last winning season coming in 2017.