CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Rasul Douglas was concerned. The cornerback had been with the Carolina Panthers only three weeks, having signed the week before the opener after Philadelphia cut him. Between wearing masks and sitting six feet apart in meetings because of COVID-19 protocols, he didn’t truly know everyone around him.
He didn’t feel like players in general were playing like a team in close losses to the Los Angeles Raiders and Tampa Bay -- particularly to the Buccaneers.
So Douglas called coach Matt Rhule and shared his concern.