CHARLOTTE - Sadness crippled those in the Panthers locker room who got word of special teams coach Bruce DeHaven's death before going to bed late Tuesday or upon rising early Wednesday.
But by the time the team headed out for a mid-morning practice and a train rolled by – always one of DeHaven's favorite moments of the day – tears had turned to laughter.
That's just the way DeHaven would have wanted it.
Long snapper and close friend J.J. Jansen addressed the entire team in the wake of DeHaven's death at the age of 68, then the subsequent special teams meeting featured one of DeHaven's favorite things to say.