In fact, Panthers center Ryan Kalil was so excited to see it he rented out an entire theater in Charlotte, N.C., and took the offensive line to the premiere Thursday night.
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“It was awesome,” Kalil told the Charlotte Observer.
Kalil is such a fan of the franchise that he has promoted “Purrbacca” t-shirts, which shows the Star wars character Chewbacca morphed into the Panthers mascot, Sir Purr.
All proceeds from the T-shirts go to The HEARTest Yard, a family service program that provides families of babies affected by congenital heart disease with many services, including in-home nursing care, physical therapy and speech therapy.
