Some fans on social media clamored for the Panthers to bench wide receiver D.J. Moore after a nightmare first half — but that’s not how head coach Ron Rivera operates.
The rookie fumbled his first touch of the game, a punt return early in the first quarter, and fumbled again in the second quarter, losing the ball on his first catch.
Still, Rivera wasn’t interested in taking the Maryland product out of the game.
From Rivera’s perspective, Moore would have to learn to move on from mistakes like those sooner or later. It might as well happen now.