Veteran Shaq Thompson shares why he stayed at Carolina

Augusta Stone

CHARLOTTE - Shaq Thompson's often quick to point out how the NFL is, at the end of the day, a business. In eight years with the Panthers, he's played for three head coaches, flipped defensive schemes on multiple occasions, and watched plenty of teammates come and go.

Thompson could've taken the chance to move away from Carolina before he agreed to a reworked contract in March. The 29-year-old