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It is lunchtime at Bank of America Stadium and Panthers defensive tackle Kris Jenkins is creating what appears to be the ultimate mismatch.
The buffet line is waiting and Jenkins' weight looks to be well north of 340 pounds. He fills a Styrofoam bowl with lettuce and tops it with a few drops of low-fat dressing. A row of meats and pasta is ahead, but Jenkins veers out of line, reaches into a cooler and grabs a bottle of water.
"This is one of my six meals for the day," he says with a laugh.
Jenkins isn't joking as much as he's chuckling at the irony. As he attempts to come back from his second major injury in two years, he has become serious ...