NFL Note - Carolina Panthers Peppers, Julius

Sep 26, 2017 - 9:52 AM DE Julius Peppers created quite a bit of attention by his decision to skip the national anthem and remain in the locker room prior to Sunday's loss to New Orleans.

But his absence seemed to continue during the game, when he didn't make a tackle and was such a nonfactor that he doesn't even appear on the defensive stat sheet. "I'm talking about us and the lack of urgency on our part," Peppers said of the Panthers in general. "It was a little bit of a slip on the small things and fundamentals."