Less than three months ago, the Carolina Panthers signed Robby Anderson to a two-year, $29.5-million contract extension. The pencil-thin speedster was coming off a career year, one of the bright spots for the 5-11 Panthers team of 2020. In explaining an extension for a player in Anderson, who was already under contract for 2021 at a reasonable salary, Panthers general manager Scott Fitterer said: “We looked at the (2020) numbers like 95 catches and over 1,000 yards — he produces. A lot of that is game-driven, but I expect those numbers to go up.” Instead, those numbers have plummeted as Caroli…

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