ESPN.com · Dec 21, 2020
Drafting franchise QB more likely with Panthers' front-office makeover
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Carolina Panthers currently hold the fourth selection of the 2021 draft at 4-10. If they lose their final two games against Washington and New Orleans -- as the oddsmakers likely will predict -- they’ll have their highest pick since 2011.
Quarterback Cam Newton was the pick that year at No. 1 overall, and he ultimately led Carolina to a Super Bowl appearance under Ron Rivera, who will be on the opposite sideline this week at Washington.
That begs the question: Is it time to seriously consider Carolina should use its first pick to draft a franchise quarterback to develop behind Teddy Bridgewater?
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