Players for the Carolina Panthers gathered for voluntary, informal workouts at Charlotte Christian High School on Tuesday, Joseph Person of the Charlotte Observer reports.
Panthers left tackle Jordan Gross estimated that over fifty players showed up for the workout, and explained the need for added security, which included paying a Charlotte-Mecklenburg County police officer in the parking lot.
"The veil of secrecy, too, was to kind of make it so it doesn't become weird with who was here and who wasn't," Gross says. "We want to protect our teammates that were here and that weren't here."
The Rams have 48 players under contract for 2011, made eight selections in the 2011 NFL Draft, and have 20 players in various forms of free agency, including 20 exclusive rights or restricted free agents that received qualifying offers prior to the lockout.
According to Person, two of the no-shows were running back DeAngelo Williams and defensive end Charles Johnson, both of whom could hit the open market if a new collective bargaining agreement is reached.
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