I will miss fullback Mike Tolbert in the Carolina locker room. He was a fun guy to be around – the unofficial team deejay, the team's best end-zone dancer and an effervescent personality who thoroughly embraced his fireplug status.
The Panthers fired Tolbert Tuesday – as gently as they could, and Tolbert appreciated the way they did it, but still it had to hurt.
Tolbert always knew that day was coming, though, and he tried to max out his time with Carolina from the beginning. I remember early during Tolbert's five-year career with the Panthers asking him what his new teammates were calling him.