So after all the Panthers are not expected to trade for Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield before the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday. That’s according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
It would seem to give more legitimacy to the narrative that the Panthers will pick a quarterback on Thursday night in Las Vegas — possibly Liberty’s Malik Willis or maybe Pittsburgh’s Kenny Pickett.
But some aren’t even sold on the idea that the Panthers will go gunslinger. “In fact there are teams that are convinced the Panthers won’t take a quarterback,” sources told The MMQB’s Albert Breer.