Last month, former New York Jets wide receiver Robby Anderson signed a two-year deal with the Carolina Panthers.
One of the biggest receiver on the free-agent market, Anderson's signing is a big move for a Panthers squad looking for more options in the passing game other than D.J. Moore.
Anderson's decision to sign with Carolina was based on multiple things, but according to him, head coach Matt Rhule and quarterback Teddy Bridgewater were the deciding factors that convinced him to leave New York and join the Panthers.
“I know winning is in [Rhule’s] blood,” Robby Anderson said, via David Newton of ESPN. “I know that’s what he’s here to do. There wasn’t much he had to sell me on. When I saw Teddy sign there it really was the icing on the cake. It really attracted me to want to be a Panther.”
The Panthers signed Bridgwater away from the New Orleans Saints with a big, three-year deal worth $63 million. After signing their new franchise signal caller and getting rid of former MVP Cam Newton, Carolina has set themselves up for a new era.
Leading that new era is first-year head coach Matt Rhule whom the team hired from the collegiate ranks after he spent the last three years coaching at Baylor University. Rhule was also Anderson's coach at Temple from 2013 until 2015.
As for Anderson, last season, the four-year veteran caught 52 catches for 779 yards and five touchdowns for a Jets offense that struggled to score the ball and finished the season 7-9.
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