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Instant chemistry over cauliflower sold Gerald McCoy on Panthers

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Gerald McCoy couldn’t recall the name of the restaurant where he met a group of Carolina Panthers players for lunch on Friday, but he remembers it had “great cauliflower,” and he plans to go back -- soon.

The six-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle also remembers the “instant chemistry” he felt with team leaders Luke Kuechly, Kawann Short, Trai Turner and Greg Olsen, who took time out of their offseason schedule to convince McCoy to sign with the Panthers over Baltimore and Cleveland.

And oh, he remembers that they agreed to meet at a vegan restaurant.