Jeremy Shockey came to the rescue of new teammate Ben Hartsock when a piece of pork tenderloin became lodged in Hartsock's throat.
ESPN - "(Hartsock) started to go to the bathroom and I don't know if he
collapsed, but he couldn't breathe," agent Mike McCartney told the
website. "Some new guy came and tried to give him the Heimlich. It
didn't work. Then, Shockey hit him in the back pretty hard and out came
the meat. The Panthers told me it was really scary.
I'm sure Ben was pleased with the help he got from Shockey, but will Shockey make a big enough impact on the Carolina passing game to help out rookie QB Cam Newton? That's the question most Carolina fans are wondering going into the 2011 NFL season.
