Carolina Panthers rookie sensation Xavier Legette is going viral after revealing his hottest food take — that he likes raccoon and even ate one for Thanksgiving.
On the “St. Brown Podcast” released Tuesday, Legette told fellow NFL wide receivers Amon-Ra and Equanimeous St. Brown that he eats raccoon, leaving the two speechless for a moment before asking Legette to clarify his statement.
In his thick South Carolina accent, Legette spelled it out for the podcast hosts.
“Like a raccoon you see in the trash can,” he said. “I hunt it. I kill it. I skin ‘em. Cook ‘em. Eat ‘em. All that.”
The rookie even confirmed on the podcast that the last time he ate one was on Thanksgiving.
When asked what raccoon tastes like, Legette said the critter has its own taste.
“Everybody tries to stay stuff tastes like chicken,” he said. “But raccoon got its own taste.”
Legette said that if the podcast hosts came to his hometown of Mullins, South Carolina, they’d all like to eat it too.
He also told them that that in addition to eating raccoon, he eats squirrel and rabbit, which they seemed to find less abnormal.
This isn’t the first time the 2024 first-round pick has made headlines for his food views.
After the first Panthers training session in Munich, he enjoyed trying some traditional German sausages, but not before hilariously asking, “Do I have to cook it?”
He seemed to have some qualms with the chicken wings on that side of the pond, however, telling an RTL Sport reporter that he was used to “a different twang of barbecue sauce.”
While he may not lead his team in most favorable eating habits, the wideout does lead them in receiving yards and touchdowns.
Legette and his team will host the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, where for the first time since 2022, the Panthers are favored to win. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.
