There wasn't much concern when promising youngster Nic Scourton went off the practice field during the Carolina Panthers' physical joint practice with the Houston Texans. It didn't take long for that to change once additional information became available.
Most fans thought the rookie edge rusher had fallen victim to the searing Houston heat. Scourton had actually suffered a collapsed lung, which plunged his status moving forward into doubt as the regular season rapidly approached.
The Panthers are counting heavily on Scourton and fellow Day 2 rookie Princely Umanmielen to bring more explosiveness to Ejiro Evero's pass-rushing options.