Where there's smoke, there's fire. And right now, there's quite a bit of smoke between the Carolina Panthers and 2025 NFL draft prospect Jalon Walker.
Longtime Carolina beat writer Joe Person covered the team's perceived interest in the University of Georgia linebacker in a column for The Athletic on Wednesday. And according to Person, who was on hand to hear general manager Dan Morgan talk about Walker in his pre-draft presser earlier this week, many folks inside the league and out believe the Panthers are prepared to pounce on the Salisbury, N.