CHARLOTTE — Confidence has never been a problem for Corey Thornton .

And neither has the willingness to put in extra time, to develop on what was already a good start to his NFL career.

And those who have watched him every day point out that he's been this way from the start, never seeming out of place, or like the moment was too big for him.

Not when he was an undrafted rookie who made an immediate impression at his first minicamp. Not when he subbed for a Pro Bowler in training camp and didn't just hold his own, but stood out . And not when he got his most extensive action in the regular season last week against the Falcons, and made plays.

"It was going to come, of course, one way or another," Thornton said this week. "That's why, even at times when I wasn't playing, and Jaycee

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