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Draft Rumors from Walterfootball.com

firstdayfan

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Just wanted to share a rumor today I saw on walterfootball.com. I know some people don't like this site but this guy knows someone in the Panther's org bc last year he called them not selecting a DT leading up to the draft. He even mentioned that they would not select one and they didn't even though everyone had Fletcher Cox mocked to us.

So take it with a grain of salt.

Here's the link:

http://walterfootbal...rumorsteams.php

Here's what was said:

"April 9: Sheldon Richardson and Xavier Rhodes are the favorites to go No. 14 to the Panthers, but Tavon Austin and Kenny Vaccaro are also in play. - Panthers source"

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"April 9: Sheldon Richardson and Xavier Rhodes are the favorites to go No. 14 to the Panthers, but Tavon Austin and Kenny Vaccaro are also in play. - Panthers source"

but we have yet to meet with 3 of those guys, so the next 2 weeks should be interesting.

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If you go by the list of players we have met with or are scheduled to meet with, Austin is the only guy.

This seems to be a popular opinion with the anti-Richardson crowd (in particular), but the reality is that we have no idea whether or not we have met with the other guys. We only know what the media tells us, and they only know what they have been told (usually by the agents). Not every meeting is advertised. Also we surely met with them at the combine, and I am sure we attended their pro days. So it isn't like we have ignored them, even if we haven't had a formal meeting...yet. Not to mention that the biggest part is the scouting and research that the team does.

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