The doomsday scenario for the Carolina Panthers was very much in play on Thursday night. That prospect would’ve seen each of the 2022 draft’s top three offensive linemen—Ikem Ekwonu, Evan Neal and Charles Cross—off the board by the time the sixth overall pick hit the clock.
But, it didn’t happen that way. In fact, the exact opposite happened, and the Panthers couldn’t believe it.
General manager Scott Fitterer spoke to team media shortly after their pleasantly stunning selection of Ekwonu, and said everything rolled the right way.
