CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers wide receiver Devin Funchess kept the football after his 4-yard touchdown catch this season against Cincinnati instead of giving it to a fan as he typically does. He had it mounted in a case in memory of his 27-year-old cousin, Marcus, who had recently died.
"That's his ball," Funchess said.
Of his 20 touchdown catches, that time marked the fourth that Funchess has kept the ball.
The first was after the ninth game of his 2015 rookie season against Green Bay, because that was his first touchdown catch.