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The Carolina Panthers have returned to training camp without top receiver Steve Smith, who sustained a concussion in the preseason opener.

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Kinda serves him right I guess, after attacking teammate Ken Lucas during training camp. Smith will start serving a 2-game suspension to start the season; his financial penalty for the fight.

I don’t wish harm on anybody and concussions are certainly nothing to make light of. That said, it’s quite ironic that Smith would suffer a damaging injury in the 1st preseason game – why was he playing again?

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