{"id":46363,"date":"2018-07-27T18:46:01","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T22:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=46363"},"modified":"2021-03-26T20:58:53","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T00:58:53","slug":"carolina-panthers-training-camp-day-two-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/07\/27\/carolina-panthers-training-camp-day-two-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Carolina Panthers Training Camp: Day Two Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, the Panthers participated in their second practice of training camp. Although this will be the last afternoon practice for Carolina until Fan Fest at Bank of America Stadium on August 3, cooler Spartanburg mornings are always preferred by players and coaches alike.<\/p>\n<p>Not that free agent acquisition running back <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/A\/AndeC.00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">C.J. Anderson<\/a><\/strong> seems to care, as he\u2019s fulfilled his off-season promise to wear sweats regardless of the weather conditions in camp.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cjandersonb22?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@cjandersonb22<\/a> with the sweatsuit in Spartanburg heat \u2600\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4CpEDZWXqY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/4CpEDZWXqY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Panthers\/status\/1022934223823560705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h1><strong>Recapping Day Two of Carolina Panthers Training Camp<\/strong><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>With temperatures reaching up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit, one Panther who has flown under the radar seems to be heating up quickly. Third-year wide receiver and former Gamecock <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/ByrdDa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Damiere Byrd<\/a><\/strong> has begun to turn heads again in the state of South Carolina. Attendees of the first practice claimed that Byrd had plucked at least five balls out of the air during team drills. He continued his strong play into day two, reportedly making some solid catches with noticeably improved route-running. Byrd is the type of player who could have a breakout year in <strong>Norv Turner<\/strong>\u2019s offense this season.<\/li>\n<li>Number one wide receiver\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/F\/FuncDe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Devin Funchess<\/a><\/strong> returned to practice today after experiencing cramps on day one. Move along, nothing to see here.<\/li>\n<li>Now for a special teams update from <strong>Jourdan Rodrigue<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BarnKe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kenjon Barner<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SmitTo02.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Torrey Smith<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/McCaCh01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian McCaffrey<\/a> and DJ<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/Moorxx20.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Moore<\/a> taking PR drills<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jourdan Rodrigue (@JourdanRodrigue) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JourdanRodrigue\/status\/1022933141722423297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It should be interesting to see who ends up winning the punt returner job. For once the Panthers seem to be loaded with options in the return game.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cornerback <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/D\/DossLo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lorenzo Doss<\/a><\/strong>, who had an impressive spring, had a solid day. At one point in team drills he broke up passes on consecutive plays.<\/li>\n<li>Speaking of cornerbacks, nickelback <strong>Corn Elder, <\/strong>who missed his entire rookie season with an injury, has surprisingly been seeing most of his reps on the outside. This will be a development to keep an eye on.<\/li>\n<li>Both backup quarterbacks <strong>Taylor Heinecke<\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GilbGa01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Garrett Gilbert<\/a><\/strong> have looked like capable options to hold the clipboard behind <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=NewtCa00,NewtCa20&amp;search=Cam+Newton&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cam Newton<\/a><\/strong>. It will be interesting to see how things play out, or who creates some separation when the pads come on.<\/li>\n<li>Fullback <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/A\/ArmaAl00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Armah<\/a><\/strong> continued to work with tight ends, as he did in the spring<\/li>\n<li>Practice ended with a touchdown pass from Newton to future Hall of Fame tight end <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/O\/OlseGr00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Greg Olsen<\/a><\/strong>, something you should see a lot of this season.<\/li>\n<li>The starters carried over from day one. Again, don\u2019t expect any changes at least until pads start popping. Luckily that\u2019ll be on Day three. Here\u2019s to hoping the news stays relatively unexciting considering what happened to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/V\/VerrJa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jason Verrett<\/a><\/strong> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/chargers\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a> on Friday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"qtrU4XzBQ09s-ZU7EWYrRg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1005901720\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'qtrU4XzBQ09s-ZU7EWYrRg',sig:'MNYRDyJZrn6PhNLVl5R_W_4VAllo8VvkLCyjwHIVy9A=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1005901720',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day two of Carolina Panthers training camp took place on Friday. 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