CHARLOTTE – While the NFL's rule change aimed at further curbing kickoff returns may not have its intended effect, the change to the point-after-touchdown a year ago is accomplishing its goal.
Regardless of how the rules are written or rewritten, the Panthers can take solace in the fact that they have a kicker capable of adjusting and delivering.
"I don't think it affects me too much," Graham Gano said. "I think I'll be able to do any kick they ask me to do to help us win."
That's what Gano has consistently done since joining the Panthers in the latter stages of the 2012 season.