Damiere Byrd has grown used to living on the edge in what is now his fourth season trying to make the roster for Carolina Panthers.
Each summer Byrd is not a “yes” or a “no.” Instead, he is a “maybe” — a 5-9, 180-pound speedster whose durability is an open question.
“Every year they bring in new people to play,” Byrd said recently after a Carolina Panthers practice. “I’m always going to be that hungry guy looking in. .... I’ve always got to fight for my role.”
The Panthers obviously tried to upgrade their speed at wide receiver this offseason, adding Torrey Smith and first-round draft pick D.