COSTELLO: Carolina Panthers' head coach Ron Rivera is taking a verbal shot at the NFL, and he says his team will not be bringing baseball bats to the field anymore. CNN's Andy Scholes -- what a wise man.</s>ANDY SCHOLES, CNN SPORTS ANCHOR: Yes. We're talking about NFL football, we're also talking about baseball bats. How do these two go together? Well, the Panthers this season, they brought a baseball bat on the field before the game for motivation as a symbol to remember to play hard, but they're not going to do it anymore. Because according to multiple reports, Odell Beckham Jr. says he felt threatened by the Panthers players pointing the bat at him. There's also some reports out there that Panthers players directed homophobic slurs at Beckham before the game, which got him so upset. Now Panthers Coach Ron Rivera, however, said those reports are false, just someone's attempt at spinning control to kind of say why Beckham was acting the way he was. Now Rivera also said his team is -- just to avoid any more conflict -- not going to bring the bat on the field again.</s>RON RIVERA, PANTHERS HEAD COACH: To avoid the situation's set of circumstances, let's just eliminate it. That's what we're going to do. I mean, again, it's the "No Fun League" for a reason.</s>SCHOLES: Now, Beckham's appeal of the one-game suspension will be heard today. The Giants play at the Vikings on Sunday. And you might remember this next story. This is Joe Anderson, a month ago he stood outside NFL stadium holding up this sign that says, "Not homeless, but starving for success."
Panthers Banning Baseball Bats on Field.