CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Panthers first-year head coach Matt Rhule said there is a reason why he's been looking like "Darth Vader" recently at practice.
Rhule revealed Thursday that he's been dealing with a painful cornea issue for weeks, which has left his eye sensitive to light. That has prompted him to wear a black bucket hat and dark sunglasses to go along with his black mask due to the coronavirus pandemic.
"I'll be fine," Rhule said. "But it's just really, really painful and really hard to see. It's light sensitive at times. I was raised under coach [Tom] Coughlin with no sunglasses.