Don't Back Down

Posted by Chad Everett on October 15, 2007

Carolina Panthers Win One With the (Silver) Fox »

Okay, so maybe Vinny's hair isn't gray yet. Or maybe he just uses a gallon of Grecian Formula. I don't know. But does it really matter? For perhaps the first time this season - and maybe last season as well, the Carolina Panthers seem to have a bit of momentum, thanks to none other than Vinny Testaverde.

This is a guy who wasn't even on their roster last week at this time. He wasn't on anyone's roster last week. He wasn't even playing football (football with the kids doesn't count). According to most sources, he hasn't played in five weeks. But he arrives in town in the middle of last week, passes a physical and wins a game. Most of us couldn't do that when we were half his age - and because of his age, that's a realistic possibility. Here Vinny makes it look almost effortless as he gets ready to turn 44 in less than a month.

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