If you happen to be curious about what is happening with Carolina Panthers talent Captain Munnerlyn, be prepared to be as confused as a person who believes him or herself to be a cow.

According to Joe Person of the Charlotte Observer, Captain Munnerlyn left practice on Wednesday because he was unhappy about his role in the team's game plan. That's a thing. A single thing.

Munnerlyn objects to that thing. He claims he missed practice for a totally different reason. And yes, he went with the “fake news” bit, although he put a slight twist on the tired trope.

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For what it is worth, Munnerlyn referred questions about his departure from practice to coach Ron Rivera, who said it was “personal.” He did, however, decline further comment.

We have a player and a coach saying one thing, with a reporter saying another.

This isn't really a he said versus he said situation. Rivera does have reason to stretch the truth if there are issues within his roster. I am not saying that this is the case, but it is hard to take anyone at their word in 2017. After all, we have a player on the Jets currently claiming a ghost is responsible for his positive PED test result.