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Signs pointing to a big year for Panthers LB Shaq Thompson? Old question has new answer

Just like the humidity and luxury SUVs streaming into the parking lots, a sure sign the Carolina Panthers have arrived at Wofford is a reporter asking linebacker Shaq Thompson if this will be the year he gets on the field more.

Thompson acknowledged Wednesday that “every year” that question gets asked at training camp.

But this year feels different, beginning with the fact that Thompson is seemingly guaranteed to see more action during Thomas Davis’ four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drugs policy.

But it’s more than that, according to Thompson, the first-round pick from Washington in 2015.