Cornerback Captain Munnerlyn is back with the Carolina Panthers after three seasons with the Minnesota Vikings. The former Murphy High School standout signed a four-year, $17.5 million contract as a free agent in March to return to Carolina, where he spent his first five NFL seasons.

On Monday, Munnerlyn appeared on NFL Network's "Good Morning Football" and left a message for the show's Tuesday guest, 16-time world-champion wrestler Ric Flair.

Munnerlyn called himself Flair's "good, old buddy" and said he'd known the Nature Boy for a long time. But Munnerlyn took Flair, who wrestled out of Charlotte, to task for his support of the Atlanta Falcons. Flair visited the Panthers' division rivals in training camp last year, and Atlanta went on to win the NFC championship.

"I'm kind of a little hurt that you were rooting for the Falcons, a divisional rival," Munnerlyn said. "You can't do that. You can't hop both sides of the fence like that. We don't like them; they don't like us. We're trying to take over this NFC South. You jumped on their side of the fence, and we don't like that. So this year, you're in for a rude awakening. And don't try to jump back over. It's fine. Stay in Atlanta."

On Tuesday while appearing on "Good Morning Football," Flair watched Munnerlyn's message.

His response?

"Thank you, Captain," Flair said. "I'm planning on staying in Atlanta. You plan on figuring out how to guard Julio Jones. Julio runs backwards faster than you can run forward, pal. Wooh! Julio Jones, baby! There's a reason Josh Norman left town. You should leave, too. Who wants to play Julio twice?"

Jones, a former Foley High School and Alabama standout, has led the NFC in receiving yards for the past three seasons and earned All-Pro recognition for the past two years with the Falcons.

During the 2016 season, Jones became the sixth player in NFL history with 300 receiving yards in a game during an Atlanta victory over Carolina.

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Flair has had kind words in the past about the player he calls "the greatest wide receiver in the NFL." Flair attended the Falcons' training camp last year at Jones' invitation.

"I think Julio is one of the most wonderful, most polite, most articulate guys I've ever met," Flair said. "From texting and talking and just being so kind to people, he doesn't have to be, but he's such a quality guy. He's first-class.''

The Panthers and the Falcons meet on Nov. 5 in Charlotte and close the regular season by squaring off in Atlanta on New Year's Eve.

Munnerlyn will hold his eighth annual free football camp for youngsters 6 through 18 years old on July 22 at Murphy High School in Mobile. Campers can register online.