CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Defensive tackle Kawann Short doesn't hear the bank vault slamming shut because he and the Carolina Panthers are off to a slow start.
In fact, the 2015 Pro Bowl selection insists his focus has been on wins, and not his financial security, after negotiations on a long-term extension were put on hold when the season began.
“I’m playing good, but the sack numbers . . . is what everybody sees," Short said on Monday as the Panthers (1-5) returned from their bye week to begin preparation for Arizona (3-3-1). “You don’t understand what goes on in the [defensive line meeting] room or the individual process of what’s going on.