Remembering More than Arizona

When coach John Fox told the Carolina Panthers last month following OTAs to “remember Arizona,” it hit home for QB Jake Delhomme, the player who was blamed for most of the Panthers’ disastrous performance against the Cardinals in the playoffs last season. Delhomme has owned up to his actions and is ready to prove himself worthy of his new contract starting at next month’s training camp, and he recently spoke to the media about it, saying that when it comes to what went wrong in last season’s game against the Cardinals, “I’m going to get asked that question in training camp, I’m going to get asked that question leading up to the first game, and if I have a bad game this year, that’s going to be brought up, but you know what? It’s part of the deal. It’s part of the contract I signed in third grade to play quarterback.”

While Delhomme might be eager to put the playoff game behind him, last season’s tumultuous game against Arizona will always be in the back of his head. “It’s easy for me to say, ‘I’ll forget about it,’” Delhomme recently said, “but no, because it burns, it bothers you. Sometimes when you want something so bad, you don’t just get it right away. You have to get knocked down. I know myself, I’m looking to get back up.” He’ll get his shot at redemption soon, so look for Jake Delhomme and the Carolina Panthers to put up a fight this season.

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