INDIANAPOLIS — The Panthers’ ongoing quest to acquire a potential franchise quarterback led them to Indianapolis this week. And while their main focus has been on the notable draft prospects at the annual NFL combine, the Carolina brain trust decided to take a slight detour on Tuesday, as the group — led by head coach Frank Reich, GM Scott Fitterer and owner David Tepper — met with veteran free-agent quarterback Derek Carr.
Fitterer called the meeting a “feeling out process,” which also included assistant GM Dan Morgan, VP of Football Administration Samir Suleiman and Nicole Tepper, the chief administrative officer of Tepper Sports and Entertainment. That process, which started with an earlier phone call and the in-person meeting, will continue next week with a phone conversation.
“We’re going to talk again,” Fitterer said Wednesday. “I said we’d catch up, probably Monday of next week. We can talk at any time in between — he’s a free agent. We need to get our questions answered this week and then we will talk again.”
