SPARTANBURG, S.C. – A lot of NFL players adopt their team's stomping grounds as their second home and embrace their teammates as a second family.
But along that vein, defensive end Charles Johnson may be second to none.
Released by the Panthers after nine seasons in a cost-cutting move, Johnson never took it personally. Instead, he made a personal decision to return to Carolina for a whole lot less money than he made under his previous contract and for less than he would have made elsewhere.
"I love being here. If you love being at a place, so why try to change it up?