Panthers Cut Deals in Anticipation of 2009 Season

The Carolina Panthers terminated 20 jobs in February due to “economic conditions,” but don’t let that scare you into thinking the franchise is going under. Ticket sales are now the big talk of Carolina as the Panthers start steamrolling into the upcoming season, and the franchise recently unveiled new two-game packages, now the big talk of the offseason. Single-game tickets don’t go on sale for the 2009 season until August 1, but patrons looking to score tickets early can now purchase two-game packages, available for purchase now. In these two-game deals, fans can purchase tickets for the same seat in the upper section of the stands for $51 per game, and current packages up for grabs are games against Philadelphia (Sept. 13) and Minnesota (Dec. 20); Washington (Oct. 11) and Miami (Nov. 19); Buffalo (Oct. 25) and Atlanta (Nov. 15); and Tampa (Dec. 6) and New Orleans (Jan. 3). In regards to the new two-game packages, Panthers ticket operations director Phil Youtsey said, “We just thought we would throw it out there and see how it does. We want to see how it is received.”

Ticket prices for the 2009-2010 NFL season have been frozen for Panthers games, as Carolina fans experienced a four-to-five percent increase in 2008. The Panthers have sold out every game but two at the team’s 73,504-seat Bank of America Stadium since its opening in 1996.

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