CHARLOTTE — It's easy to be fooled by the outward calm and the pleasant manner of Brady Christensen . He's a genuinely good and kind person.

He's also a professional football player, and a pretty good one, so there's a latent aggression in there, too. There's also some lingering frustration at times, since his role as the Panthers' super-sub may have obscured the fact that he's good at several of the positions he's asked to fill in at, and capable of starting at them.

Austin Corbett has seen it, as the veteran offensive lineman who has lived a parallel life with his teammate the last four years. They've rehabbed together, sat next to each other in meetings, and they've played in each other's positions. Their sons are best buddies, too. So Corbett knows what's underneath all that, and

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