CHARLOTTE – As members of the media filed into the locker room Tuesday for their 45-minute opportunity to interview players, fullback Mike Tolbert pumped up the volume on a stereo system in his locker, and an impromptu dance party broke out.
Was he figuratively drowning out the outside noise made by the media at large in light of the Panthers' 3-6 start? Were his teammates literally showing that they just don't care anymore?
No and no. This had little to do with the current state of affairs.
"They know what's at stake, but this is them," head coach Ron Rivera said.