CHARLOTTE — When Panthers head coach Dave Canales was talking about extending a competitive period of practice this week , he mentioned seeing some of the most competitive guys on the roster and taking his cue.

"It just felt like football," Canales began. "And I was like, there's no way I'm not going to be able to look at Mike Jack, and Jaycee and Derrick. I'm not going to be able to look them in the face if I call this move-the-ball scrimmage period right now. They want to play football."

Two of those names are natural, since Jaycee Horn and Derrick Brown were top-10 picks here, who have since been rewarded with massive contract extensions to make them foundational pieces of this program.

Including Mike Jackson in that was telling through, especially because he hasn't even reac

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