CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Scott Fitterer appeared relaxed, as relaxed as a general manager with the No. 1 overall pick of the NFL draft could be nine days away from making the biggest decision of his professional career.
Even though he hadn’t asked new Carolina Panthers coach Frank Reich which quarterback he favored between Alabama’s Bryce Young and Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud prior to his final pre-draft press conference last week, he was confident they would be on the same page when he popped the question.
League sources familiar with the team’s plans, oddsmakers and many draft analysts believe the Panthers’ choice at No.