CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Kawann Short has taken a bit of a social media beating for the his roughing the passer penalty on New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees.
Apparently, former Purdue players aren’t supposed to do that to former Purdue players.
“I got a lot of hate messages for that," Short said on Monday, the first time he has spoken to reporters since the NFL fined him $18,231 for the late hit in the fourth quarter of an Oct. 16 loss to the Saints. "[People were like], 'It's Drew Brees, a former Boilermaker, why are you .