Bryce Young wasn’t the only Carolina Panthers rookie who got a bit of praise from Donte Jackson on Wednesday.
Following the final outing of mandatory minicamp this afternoon, the sixth-year cornerback had some pretty exceptional words about safety Jammie Robinson.
“Jammie—pit bull,” he said excitingly of the fifth-rounder. “He’s one of my favorite players in the DB room. One of my favorite guys to talk to. He’s just football, man. And that type of stuff you just can’t teach. He can be a difference maker early—like a Tyrann Mathieu hybrid. For real. Just the amount of ball he’s able to consume and the amount of positions he’s able to play—yeah, he can be a good player in the secondary for a long time.”
Considering how much of a dog Jackson is and how respected of a player Mathieu is amongst his peers, that’s one heck of an endorsement.
Robinson was selected with the 145th overall pick of the 2023 NFL draft. And while the 22-year-old defender was more than grateful for the opportunity, he assured reporters shortly after that there weren’t 144 guys who were better than him.
That’s a chip on his shoulder, huh? Well, then Robinson’s already on his way to hitting that Honey Badger comparison.
