CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Julius Peppers remembers the long, grueling dawn-until-dusk summer days he spent working in the cotton and cucumbers fields of North Carolina’s Nash County and dealing with the heat.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Julius Peppers remembers the long, grueling dawn-until-dusk summer days he spent working in the cotton and cucumbers fields of North Carolina’s Nash County and dealing with the heat.
And, it’s what led to Peppers receiving what he called his ultimate achievement, being selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Longtime NFL quarterback Andy Dalton remembers walking out to midfield at Chicago's Solider Field for the coin toss before the Cincinnati Bengals' 2013 season opener against the Bears and shaking hands with Peppers.From that point on, Dalton made sure to know exactly where Peppers was at all times — because he didn't want to get hit by him.
Rucker said Peppers was “Reggie White and Kevin Greene rolled into one,” and doesn't think there has been another player in the league like him since his retirement in 2018.Capers said not only was Peppers supremely talented physically, but he would regularly find him in the front row of team meetings. While Peppers was never a rah-rah player, Capers said he was extremely well respected in the locker room.
Peppers spent his first eight seasons in Carolina, but the Panthers opted not to use the franchise tag on him after his fifth Pro Bowl selection. He signed with the Bears as a free agent, a move that stunned Panthers fans. “I needed to make that change, not just for football reasons but for my own personal growth and development,” Peppers said. “I felt like I needed a change of scenery and it was time. I don't have any regrets about that.”
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