CHARLOTTE — On the first floor of the Panthers' rookie hotel, steps away from Bank of America Stadium, just off the lobby, is a stretch of meeting rooms already shuttered for the night. It's well past 6 p.m., the late summer sun still filtering in through the big windows facing the street, but a decided hush signaling most are winding down for the evening.
Nic Scourton and Princely Umanmielen shuffle down the dimly lit hallway, given permission by the hotel staff to check the doors, but largely on their own in a search for an available space.
"Oh, this one's open," Scourton shares excitedly.
The two young pass-rushers walk through the door of the Blue Ridge room, flip on the low lights, and begin pulling chairs off a stack against the wall. Since this isn't required work, just something they're doing on their own, there's an impromptu vibe. They arrange the chairs quickly but meticulously, five in a staggered row, each slightly offset from the other, with a sixth one floating from spot to spot.

"With us two, we really just keep it basic. We just go over to plays, and we just line up the chairs, and then just kind of walk through the movements," Scourton explained, giving a peek into what they're doing.
Umanmielen, picking up the baton from his teammate and fellow rookie, adds, "We do all the real physical, like, grabbing each other and (stuff), on the field."
"Yeah, in here though, we just vibing, man," Scourton added. "It's like, 8 o'clock. We trying to get in bed. We don't want to be down here, but it's got to be done."