The roster connections between the New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers flow one direction this August.
Head coach Matt Rhule’s locker room, now standing at the 85-man threshold, includes three players who made a previous stop in Foxborough before this week’s set of joint practices. Head coach Bill Belichick’s locker room, on the other hand, includes no player who made a previous stop in Charlotte.
And then there’s Panthers assistant defensive line coach Terrance “Pot Roast” Knighton, who finished his 108-game NFL career with the Patriots in the spring and summer of 2016.