CHARLOTTE, N.C. – If you’re asked you buy a coffee machine for the offensive line meeting room, do it. If you have a bad first game, forget it. If you get asked to take a drug test, remember you have a good-paying job.
This is just some of the advice you’ll read about in “The Rookie Handbook: How to Survive the First Season in the NFL.’’
The book was co-written by Carolina Panthers Pro Bowl center Ryan Kalil and former offensive line teammates Jordan Gross and Geoff Hangartner.
It hits the street on Sept.