Standing in the rain and watching Cam Newton throw hard passes into a receiver’s hands is not a bad way to start a Tuesday.
As I walked into practice, a rookie sprinted so hard in my direction I braced for contact. He stopped and almost skidded. He was looking for directions to the bathroom.
Panthers’ coach Ron Rivera was offered a golf cart ride to the stadium from the practice field, but despite the thick humidity, turned it down. After the official end to his post-practice Q&A, he stayed to answer a few more questions. That’s a good man.