MAIN STORY.
I'LL TALK ABOUT THE HUMIDITY IN
A BIT.
IT'S A LITTLE WARM.
ALL RIGHT.
WE'VE WAITED EIGHT MONTHS
FOR THIS.
YOU CAN SAY FOOTBALL IS
OFFICIALLY BACK.
KICK OFF IS AT 1:00.
ALL THE FUN ACTION STARTS LATER
ON THIS MORNING.
IF YOU'RE GOING YOU KNOW YOU
CAN'T HAVE PAPER TICKETS
ANYMORE HEADING INTO THE
STADIUM.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE THEM ON YOUR
PHONE.
TEAM OFFICIALS SAY THIS MIGHT
TAKE A BIT TO GET USE T.
ANYTHING THAT'S BRAND NEW
COMES WITH CHANGE.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A
DIFFERENT PROCESS.
I CAN'T SAY HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
ENOUGH TO DOWNLOAD OUR APP.
THE PANTHERS APP, TICKET MASTER
APP.
PEOPLE GET ACCESS TO TICKETS
QUICKER AND GOTTEN IN GATES
QUICKER.
TEAM OFFICIALS SAY MAKE SURE
YOU HAVE YOUR TICKETS READY
WHEN YOU GET TO THE STADIUM.
SEASON OPENER CELEBRATION
ACTION STARTED A DAY EARLIER.
PANTHERS CELEBRATED WITH
THOUSANDS OF FANS AT THE
CENTENNIAL FESTIVAL.
THEY HAD LIVE MUSIC, FOOD AND
MORE TO CELEBRATE THE TEAM'S 25
25th SEASON.
A LOT SAID THEY'RE EXCITED TO
SEE THE PANTHERS GROWING IN
POPULARITY.
WE WENT THROUGH A PERIOD
WHERE NOBODY WAS A PANTHERS FAN
AND TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT
IS HUGE.
THERE'S MONEY RAISED GOING
TOWARDS THE TEAM'S CHARITIES.
TODAY'S GAME WILL BE A TOUGH
TEST FOR THE PANTHERS.
THEY MADE IT TO THE SUPER BOWL
LAST YEAR AND THEY HAVE THE
NFL'S HIGHEST PAID PLAYER.
PANTHERS OFFENSIVE LINEMAN SAID
HE AND HIS TEAMMATES WILL HAVE
THEIR HANDS FULL BUT THEY'RE
READY FOR THE CHALLENGE.
HE'S EVERYTHING YOU WANT IN
A D-LINEMAN AND ONE PART OF
WHAT YOU DO.
THEY'RE FAST AND THEY'RE A HEAD
ACHE.
IT'S WEEK ONE.
THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE
GETTING AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT
WE'RE GETTING.
THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF FOOTBALL.
AND THIS WILL BE THE FIRST
GAME FOR THE PANTHERS FIRST
ROUND DRAFT PICK.
DEFENSIVE END BRYAN BURNS.
