Nov. 25 headlines: Three Panthers suspended in two days
As of Tuesday afternoon, the Carolina Panthers are down three players.
Monday, backup defensive end Wes Horton was suspended for four games for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances. He is suspended without pay.
That same day, wide receiver Stephen Hill was suspended for one game – for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy. The specifics: Hill was cited for possession of marijuana paraphernalia back in July. He is also suspended without pay.
The doozy: On Tuesday, defensive end Frank Alexander was suspended for a full year. Also for violating the substance abuse policy.
DE Frank Alexander has been suspended for one year for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse.
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) November 24, 2015
The Panthers’ Twitter announcement elicited a bit of Twitter chatter…
@Panthers 3 strikes
— Greg the Great (@FlaxFam5) November 24, 2015
@Panthers ✂️
— ViP ❌ (@XisCoolAF) November 24, 2015
@Panthers about time to be saying your goodbyes if Frank can't learn his lesson after the 1st AND 2nd time. This is embarrassing.
— Taylor Barnes (@taylorbarnes22) November 24, 2015
Nonetheless, the Panthers’ Turkey Day game against the Cowboys lives on. And fans have prepared Panthers-watching vs. Thanksgiving-dinner-eating strategies for Thursday.
In other headlines …
– Happy Thanksgiving Eve! Let the chaos begin. Start by using these ideas to feed your friends and family tonight. Think oyster roast.
– “Lights, Cam, Action.” Cam Newton, alongside right guard Trai Turner, made the cover of Sports Illustrated for the third time. The glory.
– While plenty of us are spending a lot of money to make our perfect Thanksgiving meal possible, some are spending a lot to make a Thanksgiving meal possible for those in need. Skyland Restaurant will donate 3,000 boxes of hot turkey dinners. Charlotte Rescue Mission plans to serve at least 1,200 meals on the big day and needs dessert donations.
– 10 things to know if you’re headed to Charlotte’s Thanksgiving parade. An 11th thing: That the parade is born in this nondescript warehouse.
– The Confederate monument that was vandalized in July will be moved from the lawn of Old City Hall to Elmwood Cemetery, a move allowed by a technicality in the law.
– The Belmont restaurant started by the father of the Jonas Brothers, Kevin Sr., delays its opening to the first quarter of 2016. The culprit? Construction and weather delays.
– No papers? No problem. Various nonprofits in the Charlotte area are emphasizing the fact that they do not disqualify undocumented immigrants from their services. The YMCA, Loaves & Fishes, Goodwill, the Salvation Army, A Child’s Place, the Ada Jenkins Center and others say they will help those in need without requiring a Social Security number, just proof of Mecklenburg County residency.
Photo: David T. Foster III
This story was originally published November 24, 2015 at 8:00 PM with the headline "Nov. 25 headlines: Three Panthers suspended in two days."