{"id":21308,"date":"2026-07-29T20:57:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21308"},"modified":"2026-07-29T20:57:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:57:54","slug":"xavier-legette-keeps-showing-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21308","title":{"rendered":"Xavier Legette keeps showing up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p>That was an extension of what coaches saw out of him throughout OTAs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p>&#8220;Yeah, just a great carryover from the spring,&#8221; Panthers head coach Dave Canales said. &#8220;At this point now, X knows the system. 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