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Podcast: Why trading the No. 8 pick may not be a bad option for the Carolina Panthers

American Team head coach Matt Rhule (Carolina Panthers) talks to players during the American Team practice for the NCAA Senior Bowl college football game in Mobile, Ala. Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
American Team head coach Matt Rhule (Carolina Panthers) talks to players during the American Team practice for the NCAA Senior Bowl college football game in Mobile, Ala. Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) AP

The Carolina Panthers have the No. 8 pick in the 2021 draft, which gives them options on whether they could trade up or trade back.

Reporters Jonathan M. Alexander and Alaina Getzenberg look at some potential trade scenarios and discuss whether drafting a non-quarterback in first round of the 2021 is the end of the world.

Hint: It’s not.

They also talk about the Super Bowl and what it taught us about the Panthers’ needs.

The podcast is below. You can also subscribe to Panthers Tracks on Apple, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Stitch and Google Podcasts, and other podcast platforms.

Required reading

+ What trading back could look like for the Carolina Panthers in the 2021 NFL draft

+ The Panthers could trade up in the 2021 NFL draft. Here’s what that could look like.

Jonathan M. Alexander
The Charlotte Observer
Jonathan M. Alexander is a native of Charlotte. He began covering the Carolina Panthers for the Observer in July 2020 after working at the N&O for seven years, where he covered a variety of beats, including UNC basketball and football, Duke basketball, recruiting, K-12 schools, public safety and town government. Support my work with a digital subscription
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