CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Finding the 6-foot-7, 287-pound Julius Peppers on the practice field is about as tough as locating a thoroughbred in a herd of Shetland ponies.
Outside of quarterback Cam Newton, no player is more physically visible for the Carolina Panthers.
So when the 37-year-old defensive end isn’t on the field, as has been the case for much of voluntary offseason workouts, it is quite noticeable.
But it shouldn’t be alarming.
It isn’t to the Panthers.
“I kind of look at it as he’s put in his work, so you don’t really need him out here," defensive end Charles Johnson said.