Fansided · Jul 27, 2025
Matt Rhule’s most embarrassing Panthers draft mistake just got brutally exposed
Matt Rhule | Louis Grasse/GettyImagesMatt Rhule got almost nothing right during his cataclysmic reign as Carolina Panthers head coach. And arguably his most embarrassing draft mistake just got brutally exposed once again.
The Panthers were in desperate need of a franchise-caliber left tackle heading into the 2021 season. Instead of examining some gifted prospects emerging from the college ranks, Rhule signed free-agent Cameron Erving instead.
No Panthers fan needs reminding about what a failure this quickly became. And the story around one fatal error goes down in franchise folklore for all the wrong reasons.