“Talking to him, as I said, he is somebody that is extremely serious about not just being an NFL player but being a great NFL player,” Panthers head coach Matt Rhule said. “Knows this region, obviously, not too far away playing, playing right down the road in Columbia. As I said, besides just being a great player, is a good person and is also a really good fit for us in terms of understanding what it means to be an NFL player.
“He’s seen it his whole life. There’s a lot of things fit wise that just made too much sense.”
