CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The New England Patriots have drafted eight quarterbacks since selecting Tom Brady in the sixth round in 2000. The Green Bay Packers have drafted five quarterbacks since making Aaron Rodgers a first-round pick in 2005.
The Carolina Panthers haven’t drafted any quarterbacks since selecting Cam Newton with the first pick in 2011.
It is time.
Newton, 27, is recovering from surgery to repair a partially torn rotator cuff, the second time since 2014 he has needed offseason repair. Backups Derek Anderson and Joe Webb are entering the final year of their contracts.