How the Panthers decided to take Julius Peppers in the 2002 NFL Draft: "Let's not overthink this"

Posted Jul 29, 2024
With the second pick in the 2002 NFL Draft, of course the Carolina Panthers were taking Julius Peppers, right? Eventually, yes. But sometimes in the NFL, even easy things become more complicated than they need to be. It took a lot of time to convince them of the thing that was staring them in the face. Eventually, they saw it. But it took a minute. (Carolina Panthers)

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