New Carolina Panthers wide receiver Jarius Wright is many things. Son of an Arkansas state trooper and a schoolteacher. Father to a 9-year-old daughter. A fast, 28-year-old NFL veteran who says not only has he not lost a step but that he has “probably gotten more explosive” over the years.
Most importantly for the Panthers’ purposes, though, is this nugget: “I feel I could teach Norv Turner’s offense to a baby,” Wright says.
Wright says this as we are speaking on the phone shortly after he has finished a Panthers workout. He doesn’t sound boastful — more matter-of-fact.