If the 2012 NFL Draft had broken a little differently, perhaps would have been a Panther from the beginning.
Better late than never. And better to have both Poe and on the defense.
Some fans were clamoring for Carolina to use the ninth overall pick that year on a defensive tackle, and many of those were wishing for Poe after he put up an NFL Combine performance for the ages.

At 346 pounds, Poe became the darling of the combine by recording a sub-5.0 time in the 40-yard dash, clocking in at 4.