CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Sgt. First Class Cedric King was a month removed from a coma when he first addressed the Carolina Panthers in November of 2012.
The Panthers had a 3-7 record.
Three years later, they’re both going to the Super Bowl -- the Panthers as the NFC champions, King as a fan and inspiration.
“When I first met them I didn’t have legs," King told ESPN.com on Thursday. “I was still in a wheelchair. They went from the bottom of the barrel just like I came from the bottom of the barrel.
“I was bad off.