CHARLOTTE – Nobody wants to see a lockout, least of all new Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera.
But that doesn’t mean he’s been ignoring the very real possibility of a lockout becoming a reality should owners and players fail to come to an agreement on a new labor deal by Friday.
As a first-year head coach, Rivera is already behind the eight-ball in terms of installing new schemes on both sides of the ball. The likelihood that the owners will lockout players on Friday only puts the Panthers further behind. In a normal year, the Panthers would get an extra minicamp session because they have a new coach. But that, along with the rookie minicamp in April, the three weeks of OTAs in June and possibly even parts or all of training camp could be compromised if a new deal isn’t reached.
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