When Carolina Panthers general manager Scott Fitterer appeared virtually before the media for the first time since making what Pro Football Focus called the team’s best offseason move, he understandably spent a lot of time talking about it. From Baker Mayfield’s placement on the quarterback depth chart to his impact on Sam Darnold’s future in Carolina, Fitterer fielded countless questions about the new leader of the offense.
Still, there was a little time left over for some non-Mayfield related inquiries. The most intriguing of those was a semi-transparent plan to address the roster’s most important remaining offseason need.
“I think we’d look at defensive line—maybe a big body in the middle, maybe another pass rusher,” Fitterer said when asked by Chris Jenkins of Charlotte Vibe about his updated list of priorities.
