SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Frankie Luvu's attempt to order breakfast the day before the Carolina Panthers reported for training camp was anything but simple.
“Do you have regular eggs and turkey bacon?" he asked at a Charlotte-area restaurant.
“No turkey bacon," the server responded.
“Sausage?" Luvu asked. The server replied they only had thick-cut pork-belly bacon.
The 26-year-old linebacker from the village of Tafuna in American Samoa learned early in his career to carefully control his caloric intake. He patiently changed his order to avocado toast and eggs, tossing in a side order of salmon just as the server left the table.