The Carolina Panthers made several mid major additions to their offensive line this offseason. Fans were most exciting about Bradley Bozeman, former starting center for the Baltimore Ravens. Bozeman was expected to come in and take the job without contest from last year’s starting center, the much maligned Pat Elflein.
Instead, training camp proved to be a battle decided by injury. A late ankle sprain sidelined Bozeman and gave Elflein the job at center by default. To everybody’s surprise, Elf took the job and made it his own. He started six games this season and was a large part of an offensive line that has been the rare bright spot for the 2022 Panthers.