Elijah Hood is a longshot with Panthers, but for those of us who knew him when...
Posted May 11, 2018
Attend a high school football practice, and one player always will stand out. You know he’s going to star in college, and you can envision him in the NFL. At Charlotte Catholic, that player was Elijah Hood. Hood, who is 5-11 and 230 pounds, ran like a linebacker. That’s a compliment. The Oakland Raiders waived Hood Tuesday, and the Carolina Panthers claimed him.
(Charlotte Observer)
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