CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Joe Horn was disappointed Friday morning, not as a former Pro Bowl wide receiver who once was fined for hiding a cellphone in a goal post pad, but as the parent of one of the 32 players selected in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft.
Horn had wanted the rest of the world to see the joy his son, South Carolina cornerback Jaycee Horn, experienced when the Carolina Panthers used the eighth pick to make him the first defensive player selected Thursday night.
Instead, he watched as broadcasts and other outlets focused on quarterback Aaron Rodgers wanting out of Green Bay and the five quarterbacks selected in the top 15 picks.