CHARLOTTE – After just nine snaps, defensive end Daeshon Hall's rookie season was over.
"I got a little taste," Hall said, "but it was just a little taste."
Toting a takeout container from the players' lunchroom following the first day of the offseason workout program, Hall wasn't surprised that a food-related question was forthcoming. A knee injury sidelined him one game into his rookie season, but some didn't seem to think that Hall - even if healthy – looked ready for the rigors of the NFL while listed at a spindly 6-foot-5, 265 pounds.
But, with the knee no longer a concern, Hall began offseason workouts without any restrictions and with a determination to prove he is ready, willing and able to pull his weight for the Panthers' defensive front.