CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Before pushing the panic button because the Carolina Panthers lost starting cornerback Charles Tillman to a torn ACL, take a peek at the player who will replace him.
Robert McClain, 5-foot-9 and 195 pounds, might be smaller than the Panthers prefer at cornerback. He might have spent most of this season watching games from his couch after being released by the New England Patriots at the end of training camp.
But in just over a half after replacing Tillman in Sunday’s regular-season finale against Tampa Bay, he had an interception and seven tackles.