A Delta Air Lines flight reportedly carrying the Carolina Panthers slid off the runway early Friday morning after touching down in Charlotte, North Carolina, just hours after the team’s first preseason game against the New England Patriots. Delta Flight 8860 landed at Charlotte Douglas International just after 2:30 a.m. when the plane slid off the runway and into the mud, WCNC reported.The plane, which had been flying out of Providence, Rhode Island, just before 1 a.m., was carrying players, coaches and staff members of the Panthers organization, a source confirmed to Fox News Digital. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMDelta