CHARLOTTE – Derek Anderson and Garrett Gilbert each missed practice Monday, leaving Cam Newton as the only quarterback. That also left the Panthers with a problem.
They didn't want Newton taking extra reps with the scout team.
You won't believe what happened next.
Head coach Ron Rivera: “(Anderson and Gilbert are) both sick and unfortunately a little contagious so we sent them home. We didn't want them to spread anything to anybody.”
Punter Michael Palardy, who as a freshman and sophomore at Florida powerhouse St.