CHARLOTTE – Born in Memphis and having spent his first five NFL seasons in Kansas City, Dontari Poe has landed in another beacon for barbecue.
But when two of his new defensive coaches took him to lunch Friday, the day he signed on the dotted line with the Panthers, Poe went with the fish tacos.
"Burned out," Poe said about passing on pork. "I still have it every now and then, though."
Before leaving town, three-year contract in hand, the two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle chewed the fat with the local media on a conference call.