CHARLOTTE — Tershawn Wharton might not have been on the field the last two games and change, recovering from a hamstring injury, but that was no excuse for the defensive lineman to miss a moment.

During meetings, Wharton still sat in the top row, back of the room in stadium seating, eyes locked directly below on defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero.

"You look up to him, every time his eyes are on you or he's engaged," shared Evero on Thursday. "He's writing down stuff. He's got his notebook open. He's watching tape."

When Evero would walk through the locker room, Wharton was sitting in front of his space, iPad out, studying game tape for an opponent he wasn't going to face as he recovered.

"I'll walk through the locker room, and he's sitting in his locker, and he's watching film on his

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