Carolina Panthers starting right guard Robert Hunt is set to make a bit of franchise history to close out the 2024 campaign.
Hunt, after Thursday’s practice, told reporters that he will be wearing a Guardian Cap for this weekend’s regular-season finale against the Atlanta Falcons. If he follows through with his plans, the fifth-year hog molly would be the first Panther to ever don the new headgear.
The Guardian Cap, which has been introduced into the NFL here in 2024, is a cover of soft-shelled pads won over the helmet. The objective of the cap is, of course, to reduce the severity of impact to the head.
Hunt, who was named a second Pro Bowl alternate earlier in the day, has played in each of Carolina’s 967 offensive snaps this season.
