CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Carolina Panthers rookie linebacker David Mayo was willing to do almost anything to make it to the NFL, even if it meant living in a shed for a year.
Mayo wasn't satisfied with the college scholarship offers coming out of high school, so he chose to attend Santa Monica Community College in hopes of attracting more attention from FBS schools.
When he arrived in Santa Monica, he found the cost of living to be ''insane.'' The only thing he could afford was rent for a shed behind a house that cost $450 month and included a mattress, an ottoman and an extension cord that ran from the house for power.