Panthers’ Robbie Anderson threatens to retire, then deletes tweet

Robbie Anderson’s threats to hold up the cleats lasted all of at some point.

The previous New York Jets extensive receiver revealed Saturday in a since-deleted tweet that he was contemplating retiring from soccer. 

“Ain’t gone lie Pondering bout Retiring …” Anderson introduced to his 43,500 Twitter followers. 

Anderson’s tweet comes only one 12 months after the previous undrafted extensive receiver signed a two-year, $29.5 million contract extension with the Carolina Panthers that extends by way of the 2023 season. If he have been to stroll away from the game, Anderson would probably be pressured to pay again $7.6 million of his unearned signing bonus, in addition to a wholesome portion of his restructuring bonus from this 12 months. 

Followers have been fast to take a position that Anderson’s determination to retire was the results of him catching wind of the Panthers’ plans to commerce for Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield. After rumors of the quarterback probably being traded to Carolina surfaced in April, Anderson commented on a Panthers fan account on Instagram to precise his disapproval. 

Robbie Anderson with the Panthers
Robbie Anderson with the Panthers
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Others linked Anderson’s present unhappiness to maybe being fed up with the lackluster play of longtime quarterback Sam Darnold, who performed with the extensive receiver each on the Jets and now Panthers. Anderson was seen showing to yell on the struggling sign caller on the sideline final season amid a 24-6 loss to the Patriots, throughout which Darnold threw three interceptions.

The Panthers will start their obligatory minicamp Tuesday, with or with out Anderson. As of now, it appears he will probably be making an look.

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