Carolina Panthers wide receiver Devin Funchess has learned at 24 years old to stay present in whatever moment he’s in. To stay thankful.

He jokes that, since he was raised by his grandfather in Michigan, he’s been an old man his entire life. That’s how he got this perspective.

But it goes a little deeper than that.

Take Wednesday morning, in the already-sticky Spartanburg sunshine as the Panthers checked in for training camp at the Wofford dorms.

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