Last spring, the New England Patriots facilitated the Carolina Panthers’ selection of Matt Corral—sending over the 94th pick of the 2022 draft as the vessel for the Ole Miss quarterback. A few months later, in a painful twist, the rookie’s season would end in Foxboro—as he sustained a Lisfranc injury in the preseason matchup between the two teams.
Now, a third connection has been made.
Buy Panthers TicketsIn a typical Bill Belichick move, the Patriots claimed Corral off waivers on Thursday. And, of course, Twitter had quite the reaction to the irony of it all . . .
Patriots getting the picks from the Panthers when they moved up to draft Matt Corral *and* getting Corral without the Panthers ever giving him a single snap is a sneaky incredible trade
— Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) August 31, 2023
Pretty hilarious. Panthers traded up with the Patriots in the 2022 Draft to get Corral.
Year later, Panthers waive him and Patriots claim him https://t.co/CsAgsiO5zq
— Brad Spielberger, Esq. (@PFF_Brad) August 31, 2023
Matt Corral was the QB drafted right before the Patriots took Bailey Zappe.
Now Corral takes Zappe's place as backup QB in New England pic.twitter.com/5kkF5Dgxmd
— Steve Palazzolo (@PFF_Steve) August 31, 2023
Further evidence that the Pats offense is gonna call 100000 RPOs this year https://t.co/iFoKQKQDg0
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) August 31, 2023
Bryce Young was Mac Jones' backup as a freshman at Alabama.
Matt Corral was a backup for Young during his rookie preseason.
Now, Corral is Jones' backup in New England. pic.twitter.com/1iv0sXd95i
— Mike Kaye (@mike_e_kaye) August 31, 2023
So Corral won't be back. Best of luck to him in New England. https://t.co/B1jJw6heRb
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) August 31, 2023
Looks like Matt Corral won't be staying in Charlotte after all. He's been signed to the Patriot's 53-man roster. Ironically, NE is who the Panthers traded picks with during the 2022 Draft to select Corral in the 3rd round. Good for him, getting another shot at it.
— Sheena Quick (@Sheena_Marie3) August 31, 2023
Damn. Corral the Pats backup? Didn't see that coming. Wish him the best https://t.co/mQu43HC6ii
— Chris McClain (@macwfnz) August 31, 2023
Best of luck to you @corral_matt #KeepPounding and I'll always pull for you, so long as you aren't playing the #Panthers 🙂
— PanthersDrafter (@PanthersDrafter) August 31, 2023
@corral_matt good luck bro! Wish you best man! 👊🏽 https://t.co/bjK0egNDRp
— Tony Salazar 🤟🏽 (@Panthers_Tone) August 31, 2023
@corral_matt Good luck to you! Sorry things didn’t work out for you in Carolina.
— Legacy Lines (Lynn) (@LegacyLines) August 31, 2023
Good for Corral @corral_matt . Hated to see him go.
Good luck. 🍀 https://t.co/o2JoVUlhvZ
— ⭐️CarolinaDude⭐️ (@KISSdude12) August 31, 2023
Happy for Corral, he’s QB1 in New England.
— Not Frank Reich (@NotCoachReich) August 31, 2023
