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The Carolina Panthers have informed former quarterback Jake Delhomme that he will be entering the Panthers' Hall of Honor, and Delhomme was overwhelmed when he heard the news:
“It's not often I'm lost for words, and I was taken aback,” Delhomme said on WFNZ Sports Radio. “Lost for words.”
Delhomme spent seven years with Carolina, with his tenure with the club spanning from 2003 through 2009. He led the Panthers to their first ever Super Bowl appearance during his first season with the team, and in 2005, he made the Pro Bowl.
“It took me a moment to kind of process everything,” said Delhomme. “You just start thinking of the good times and things like that, and just to know I'm gonna be going into this initial Hall of Honor class. I was just blown away and beyond excited.”
The 44-year-old took the Panthers to the playoffs three times overall.
Delhomme, who played his collegiate football at Louisiana-Lafayette, went undrafted in 1997 but eventually landed with the New Orleans Saints. He made his NFL debut in 1999, starting two games for the Saints before heading over to Europe. He then returned to New Orleans in 2002 and appeared in four contests.
The Lafayette, La. native then became Carolina's starting signal-caller in 2003 and never looked back.
“I truly embraced it. I loved it,” said Delhomme. “Charlotte's a special city, and Carolina was a special team. … To be inducted with this class, it meant the world to me to be quite honest.”
Delhomme played the last two years of his career with the Cleveland Browns and Houston Texans in 2010 and 2011.
