Returning home to Carolina the right "fit" for Shy Tuttle

Augusta Stone

CHARLOTTE - Shy Tuttle held in his lifelong Panthers fandom throughout his first four years in the NFL - and as a defensive tackle for the division rival Saints, he didn't really have a choice.

Tuttle grew up in Midway, N.C., about 20 minutes from Winston-Salem and just over an hour from Charlotte. He idolized Carolina's stars, and couldn't hold back his grin while he rattled off a list of so