CHARLOTTE — Just because the Panthers don't hear from Damien Lewis a lot doesn't mean they don't feel his impact.

And that's on the field and in the meeting room.

Offensive coordinator Brad Idzik, who was on the Seahawks staff when they drafted Lewis in 2020, praised both sides of the left guard's game.

"D-Lew is phenomenal; Like his strength is ridiculous," Idzik said. "If you try to give him a look on scout team, you'll figure it out right away, that his half-punch is a full-punch for many others, but then also just you watch him pull, you watch him move, his redirect and pass pro. For a guy his size, and his anchor as well, coupling with that strength. So the athlete, he's got everything you'd want, to, to be a phenomenal guard.

"And then the quiet confidence. It's something that

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