CHARLOTTE, N.C. – It took former Carolina Panthers general manager Dave Gettleman less than two minutes to use the 14th pick of the 2014 draft on Utah defensive tackle Star Lotulelei.
He said that “Star set the bar" for the draft class. He insisted Lotulelei was a premier interior pass-rusher
Instead, Lotulelei became a space-eater and second-round pick Kawann Short became the premier pass-rusher. Short got the big second contract (five years, $80.5 million) a year ago, and Lotulelei appears headed for free agency barring a last-minute deal with the Panthers.