SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) -The silver No. 6 pendant dangles at the end of a chain around Robert McClain’s neck. The tattoo honoring his slain college teammate covers the left side of his rib cage.
The seventh-round pick is busy these days trying to stick with the Carolina Panthers. But the former Connecticut star still thinks about Jasper Howard every day, about how in a year the fellow cornerback was supposed to be in an NFL training camp, too.
Howard’s life ended in October. Less than 12 hours after he had starred in a Huskies’ victory, he was fatally stabbed during a fight outside a university-sanctioned dance.
The painful memories remain fresh with McClain, even as he surprises many with his play at Carolina’s training camp.
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