With apologies to Dr. Death, Storm Raider and the other face-painted members of the Black Hole at Oakland Coliseum, most Carolina Panthers players claimed to know little about the most raucous fan base in the NFL.
They will soon.
While the Panthers prepare for their first trip to Oakland since 2008, they’ve received the scouting reports on Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr’s fourth-quarter heroics and the Raiders’ bend-but-don’t-break defense.
But it sounds like Panthers coach and Northern California native Ron Rivera will have to give his team a primer on Raider Nation.
Defensive end Kony Ealy was among several players Wednesday who responded to questions about the Black Hole – specifically Section 105 at the crumbling Coliseum – with blank stares or silence.