SPARTANBURG
Before Ron Rivera’s mid-practice tirade Monday morning, Carolina Panthers assistant coach Pete Hoener stretched his own vocal cords when addressing a group of young tight ends.
Hoener could be heard loudly suggesting that if any of them wanted to quit, well, there was the road that would take them off Wofford’s campus.
None of them took Hoener up on the offer, although several of the veteran tight ends are beginning to separate from the pack of a big position group.
After finishing last season with three tight ends, the Panthers brought seven to training camp.