Way back in 1999, Rock Hill native Steven Drummond was hired as a PR Intern for the Carolina Panthers. This afternoon, the team announced Drummond as the new Senior Advisor to the Chairman and Vice President of External Football Operations. While many, including myself, have no idea what those titles mean, it is a fantastic story of someone working their way up the team’s front office ladder. As Jonathan Jones points out, this was also a huge step for the diversity of NFL front offices:
Tepper Sports & Entertainment (which owns the Panthers) has named Steven Drummond the Senior Advisor to the Chairman & VP of External Football Operations.