Steve Smith Sr. offers emotional tribute of Sam Mills

Smith fought through tears to speak about Mills during Saturday night's celebratory dinner in Charlotte for Mills' family for his Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction.

Melanie Mills, wife of Sam Mills, was the Keep Pounding Drummer in Week 4 as the Panthers honored the legacy of Sam Mills and celebrated Keep Pounding.

Mills played three seasons with Carolina and earned a Pro Bowl nod in 1996. He had 385 tackles, 10.0 sacks, seven forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries and seven interceptions with Carolina before being enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2022.

Watch all of the action from an emotional weekend in Canton, Ohio for Sam Mills' enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Peppers was in Canton over the weekend, celebrating the man who was once a former coach for the Panthers.

Watch as Bank of America Stadium played the Keep Pounding chant on Friday night to honor Sam Mills.

Matt Rhule spoke about the honor of wearing the shirts and what Keep Pounding and Sam Mills means to the Carolinas.

Watch as the Mills family celebrates on Saturday morning with the Hall of Fame parade in Canton, Ohio.

Melanie Mills spoke of the emotions of standing on stage and representing Sam at the Hall of Fame enshrinement dinner.

Sam and Marcus, sons of Sam Mills, speak about how special the Hall of Fame weekend is for them.

The all-time great pass rusher Taylor said that Mills deserved to be in the Hall of Fame, his new second home

A 2022 Hall of Fame inductee, Boselli played Mills in the mid-90s when the expansion Panthers and Jaguars faced off.

Dungy emphasized that beyond Mills' inspiration and leadership was coupled with incredible talent on the field.

Mora coached Mills in the USFL and with the New Orleans Saints.

Mills spoke about what it means for her family for Sam Mills to be inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.