Carolina Panthers indledte offseasonet med erkendelsen af, at venstre tackle Ikem Ekwonu sandsynligvis vil være ude i længere tid på grund af en revnet knæskal. For at sikre sig mod dette tab har holdet allerede taget skridt til at styrke positionen.
Panthers’ general manager Dan Morgan har hentet Rasheed Walker til holdet som free agent og brugt holdets første draft-pick på Monroe Freeling. Dette skaber nu en konkurrence mellem de to spillere, som ventes at blive en af de mest iøjnefaldende udviklinger i de kommende måneder.
"Med hensyn til Monroe kommer han til at konkurrere med Rasheed," udtalte Morgan til NFL Network. "Vi var heldige at få ham via free agency – endnu en spiller, vi vurderer højt. Han er en veteran med stor erfaring fra ligaen. Vi føler, vi har mange muligheder her, og vi glæder os til at se dem konkurrere."
Selvom Ekwonu muligvis vender tilbage senere på året, og Taylor Moton fortsat er en solid højre tackle, kan Panthers ende med flere muligheder end pladser. Morgan betegner dette som et "godt problem" – især når mange hold kæmper for at finde blot to kvalificerede tackles.
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