CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Ben Boulware sat down in the media room at Wofford College on Monday, pulled out a big brush and began combing his ... beard.
Yes, his beard.
“I’m going to comb my beard out," the Carolina Panthers undrafted rookie linebacker said. “Star [Lotulelei] was running his mouth that he has the best beard on the team. Making sure I keep my length on mine. I think mine is better."
Boulware is fighting for a spot on the 53-man roster, a fight he’s “confident" he will win.
He’s preparing for his first preseason NFL game on Wednesday night against the Houston Texans and first-round draft pick Deshaun Watson, the quarterback Clemson coach Dabo Swinney wouldn’t let Boulware breathe on -- much less hit -- the past three years without fear of losing his scholarship.