One of the most common questions posed to those who work around the NFL -- especially during the ongoing college graduation season -- is how those in high-profile front-office and coaching positions got started in the business.
For Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane and assistant general manager Joe Schoen, their answers trace back to the Carolina Panthers' ticket and public relations offices almost 20 years ago.
Schoen, hired Sunday by Buffalo after nine seasons in the Miami Dolphins' scouting department, first joined the Panthers' ticket office as an intern in 2000 while he played college football at DePauw University in Indiana.