Tre’von Moehrig playing loud on defense
Moehrig likes to let his hits do the talking.
He isn’t a flashy player; he keeps his celebrating to a minimum and lets his more vivacious teammates handle the loud moments. That’s exactly what Dave Canales wants to see, each guy—like Moehrig, the free agent safety signed this spring from the Raiders—wholly comfortable in their scheme and who they are, letting both play out naturally on the field.
And when it comes to Moehrig, that means speaking softly and playing loudly.
“I want guys’ personalities to show up, and the more that they know what to do and have confidence in who we are and what we’re doing, the more their personalities will show up,” explained Canales. “We have some guys that are louder than others. I really don’t want everybody just trying to take on that personality if that’s not you.
“Tre’von Moehrig hasn’t said anything, but I hear him every play because he’s smacking somebody. It’s a receiver trying to block him. It’s a running back in the hole. It’s like, that’s just the way he does it.”
And the veteran DB was loud again on Tuesday, in what was the Panthers’ final practice of training camp. On one run play in particular, Rico Dowdle took the hand off, went up the middle into what seemed like open space, before Moehrig flew in and popped him loud enough to reverberate off the padded fence.
Since players can’t fully wrap tackle in practice, Dowdle was able to catch himself and keep going, but the play was blown dead, since it would’ve been a full tackle in a game, an example, once again, of why the Panthers pursued Moehrig in free agency, following his 2024 season with 104 tackles.
It wasn’t the last time Moehrig would make a play on the day.
On a Bryce Young play across the middle, looking for Coker, corner Mike Jackson popped the ball for a break-up. Following the first rule of turnovers—look for tips and overthrows—Moehrig circled around and caught the ball on the tip for an interception, then silently jogged towards the sideline, while his teammates screamed in celebration.
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