Matt Corral learning "patience" and "perspective"

Darin Gantt

CHARLOTTE - This clearly would not have been how Matt Corral would have drawn up the start of his NFL career.

But he learned early last year that things are rarely normal, so if nothing else, his 2022 season helped him get into the headspace he needed to be in this year.

"Controlling what you can control" is one of the evergreen cliches in football, but for Corral, it's also the only way