Being a fan of the Carolina Panthers, especially lately, isn’t for the faint of heart. But, after reading what you’re about to read, you might want to tell Elizabeth that you’re coming to join her.
In a recent interview that’s making the rounds on Panthers Twitter this morning, new Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams sat down with former six-time Pro Bowler Eric Allen to discuss the journey that’s led him to Las Vegas. And that journey, sadly enough for the Carolina faithful, almost went through Charlotte back in 2014.
“I was projected to go first, second, third round—but there was a lot of teams that were interested in me in the first. So had the ESPN camera crews come to the crib. Everybody there. Had a bunch of my family at the house. My mom’s small apartment—we packin’ that thing out,” he said of the 2014 NFL draft. “Right out the gate, I keep hearing all these names called. Bunch of receivers. It’s a lot of receivers going early and I don’t hear my name. And I’m like, ‘Okay, this is weird.’ Couple of teams said they was interested in me, picking not even receivers.
“So now I’m like, now I’m getting nervous. And we get to the end, I think at 28, I thought I was going to the Carolina Panthers. That’s who talked to me the most. They picked Kelvin Benjamin. I took my earpiece out, everything. I’m telling people to leave.”
