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The Carolina Panthers could end up being something of a pressure point for this year’s NFL draft when they’re on the board at No. 6. They likely would be the first team to consider selecting a quarterback, unless the Detroit Lions massively reach at No. 2, but they could also address other needs with the pick and add a veteran quarterback to the mix.
Albert Breer of The MMQB addressed that potential decision in his latest column:
“What’s hard to forecast is whether any of the top three tackles—Ikem Ekwonu, Charles Cross or Alabama’s Evan Neal—will be on the board when Carolina’s up. If those three are gone, maybe it’ll be simplified for the Panthers and they’ll take a quarterback. But if one or more of the tackles are there, it wouldn’t stun me, or others in the league, if the Panthers grit their teeth and go with the offensive lineman over the quarterback—with perhaps the idea that they could go and get Jimmy Garoppolo after the first round, or even Baker Mayfield, who’s been seen internally as a sort of redundant gamble to what the team did with Sam Darnold last year (and would probably require the Browns’ eating a whole bunch of his $18.858 million base).”
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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