The prospect of the Carolina Panthers drafting Kenny Pickett seemed likely, even inevitable to some for a few months now—but not for one of the team’s leading beat writers.
As part of Thursday’s episode of The Roar: A Carolina Panthers Podcast, Jonathan M. Alexander of The Charlotte Observer joined hosts John Ellis and Billy Marshall to talk shop. That shop included a strong prediction on Alexander’s part, one that wouldn’t see Pickett reunite (kinda) with head coach Matt Rhule.
“I wanna go on the record about this, too,” he said while referencing the 2016 photo of Pickett and Rhule at Temple University. “And fans, you can come at me if I’m wrong on this. I will be shocked if the Panthers pick Kenny Pickett at six. I will be shocked. I wanna put that out on the record so anyone can challenge me when it happens.”
