CHARLOTTE – When it comes to scoring touchdowns in the NFL, the Panthers' two most high-profile offseason additions have different tales to tell.
While rookie running back Christian McCaffrey waits to score his first NFL touchdown, he has a teammate in Julius Peppers who scored his first when McCaffrey was eight years old. The dynamic defensive end, in fact, scored his first college touchdown before McCaffrey was old enough to play Pee Wee football – and it came at the expense of a coach that Peppers and the Panthers will face Sunday.
Back in 2000, when Peppers was a sophomore defensive end at the University of North Carolina, he returned a fumble 12 yards for a touchdown to jumpstart a victory over Wake Forest.