1 – He has an NFL dad – Proehl’s dad is Ricky Proehl, the 17-year NFL veteran, who played for six different NFL clubs including the Carolina Panthers, where he appeared in Super Bowl XXXVIII and had four catches for 71 yards and a touchdown in a three-point loss to New England. His dad used to be an NFL receivers coach for Carolina, but he stepped away to watch his son Austin play football at North Carolina.
2 - Proehl knows McDermott and Beane - Proehl is familiar with coach McDermott and GM Brandon Beane.