This game has to be personal for Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Gerald McCoy. After all, it’s a prime time Thursday Night Football game against his former team. He has the chance to absolutely humiliate the team that released him and replaced him with Ndamukong Suh. Also, let’s not forget that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers promptly gave McCoy’s old number to Suh, which also potentially sent a message to McCoy.
There may be more at stake for McCoy personally than most people realize. The Bucs were the team that McCoy grew with throughout the beginning and prime years of his career.