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Panthers HC Matt Rhule fired up over 'rare' draft haul

May 1, 2022 by Panthers Wire Leave a Comment

With his job hanging in the balance after an abysmal 2021, Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule needed the last four months to serve as a positive step forward. Well, it looks like his feet are headed in the right direction.

The 47-year-old began his offseason with an impressive assemblage of assistant coaches, cementing his staff as one of the league’s most experienced and well-respected units. He then shifted to what was a fairly successful free agency period, as the team filled numerous voids with solid signings such as safety Xavier Woods and offensive linemen Austin Corbett and Bradley Bozeman,

And now, after a three-day frenzy of prospecting and picking, he’s got himself one heck of a draft class to top it all off.

“I think it’s a rare time when we’re able to address need and take like what we thought was the best player possible,” he said alongside general manager Scott Fitterer on Saturday evening. “We feel like we have a really deep team now. We feel like, over the past couple of years, we’ve built depth. Scott’s done a great job of going out at the 53-cut at the end of the year and bringing guys in to build depth.”

The Panthers finished up the 2022 NFL draft by scooping up four relatively exciting players—linebacker Brandon Smith, defensive end Amaré Barno, offensive lineman Cade Mays and cornerback Kalon Barnes. They, of course, join first-rounder Ikem Ekwonu and third-rounder Matt Corral—both of which have Rhule fired up as he and Fitterer continue to paint their roster.

“So, to me, Ickey has a chance to be an impact player—helping our offensive line which has been, obviously coming out of the season, something we wanted to improve,” he added. “Matt Corral’s a guy that we were talking about being a Day 1 pick for us. For whatever reason, he was available in the third round. We made the move to go get him.

“But I think the athleticism of today,” he added. “So I think it’s really targeted. We got great value. Never thought we’d get Ickey. Fired up to get Ickey. Never thought that we’d end up with Matt. We got Matt. So today was just a blessing.”

Hey, nothing like a little divine intervention.

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