The Carolina Panthers found themselves in a strange spot on Monday in the first practice after a bye week.
But punter Michael Palardy found a potential opportunity to brush the dust off a skill not many know he possesses.
The Panthers’ two backup quarterbacks, Derek Anderson and Garrett Gilbert, were sick and contagious and had to be sent home from the team’s facilities, coach Ron Rivera said.
That left starter Cam Newton alone as the only player who could get receivers their repetitions out of the bye – or so the team thought.