
As far as their long-term health had gone, the Carolina Panthers were getting out of summer action relatively unscathed. But that pesky bug bit down quite a few times during the team’s preseason finale.
The first victim was defensive tackle Derrick Brown, who left with an oblique injury. The second and third victims, kicker Zane Gonzalez and tight/fullback Giovanni Ricci, both succumbed to groin injuries.