Former Clemson linebacker Ben Boulware dreamed of being there for the Carolina Panthers’ season opener Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, California.
Dreams can come true, just not always by the path originally charted.
Boulware signed with the Panthers after he was not selected in April’s NFL draft. Coach Ron Rivera expressed enthusiasm that Boulware chose to try to make the team up the road from the school where he helped win the national championship in January.
Boulware didn’t make the cut in Charlotte, either for the regular squad or the practice squad.