Mike Scifres spent the past month working on his golf game in San Diego, doting on his newborn daughter and waiting for his surgically repaired knee to heal.
The downtime allowed the former Chargers punter to improve his swing, gain a greater appreciation for parenthood and find a new team.
Scifres, who played his first 13 seasons in San Diego, is hoping to stick with the Carolina Panthers and prove that last year’s sub-par season was an aberration.
“I was part of a great organization for 13 years and made some lifelong friends in San Diego,” Scifres said.