SANTA CLARA, Calif.— Demani Richardson had to stop and really think about his answer for a minute. The second-year safety, like many on this young Panthers' team, is playing in his first prime time game in the NFL tonight. It means for the first time this season or last, he and his teammates have to find a way to fill their day.

"I don't know," Richardson answered honestly as to what he'd do, as his elder teammates like Mike Jackson and Nick Scott laughed at the response.

Ok, so what did he do to fill the day when he had a prime time game in college at Texas A&M?

"I watch football."

But there are no other games on Monday.

That reality check stunned Richardson into silence while Scott and Jackson lost what little control they had left on their laughter.

It is an interesting chal

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