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Meet the Panthers' man in New York

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Let’s go ahead and introduce you to the man who is about to become the most famous equipment manager in the world.

His name is Jackie Miles and he’ll be wearing a new suit, bought specifically for the moment he’ll hand in the card with the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft for the Carolina Panthers on Thursday night in New York.

As television leads us into the moments before the pick, you’ll see plenty of Miles. He’ll be at Carolina’s table with a helmet in front of him. When the time is right, he’ll hand in the pick that will shape the draft.

Jackie Miles will be the Panthers' "eyes and ears" at the NFL draft.

Kind of ironic because Miles is the kind of guy who doesn’t like attention. His humble beginnings came working in the equipment departments of the Philadelphia Eagles, the United States Football League’s Philadelphia Stars and the University of Pennsylvania. He was one of the first people hired by the Panthers before the expansion team started in 1995 and, quietly, he’s been injecting South Philadelphia into Charlotte since then.

Millions will see him, but Miles already is downplaying his role. First, he wants to make it clear, he’s not the guy handing the card to Commissioner Roger Goodell.

“That’s a myth,’’ Miles said. “When we’re on the clock, there will be two league employees behind our table. I’ll hand the card to one of them and that person will walk the card up and hand it to the Commissioner.’’

If Miles sounds like a man who knows the process, it’s only because he’s been Carolina’s man in New York for every draft since the team came into the league. The difference this year is that the Panthers have the top pick and that puts Miles on center stage.

Read more: http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcsouth/post/_/id/20349/meet-the-panthers-man-in-new-york

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I think he is part owner of the Town Tavern down here in Ft. Mill. Saw him in there recently. The place is a Buffalo Bills bar now. That fan base is fast becoming one of my most hated behind the Steelers, Cowbitches, Taints, Falcons, and Redskins.

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