CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The University of West Georgia is tucked away in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains about 40 miles from downtown Atlanta and 11 miles from the Alabama state line. It’s not a place you would happen upon unless you had a good reason to go there.
The Carolina Panthers did.
It was in this town off the Little Tallapoosa River that the Panthers, upon the recommendation of area scout Jeff Beathard, found Alex Armah.
Few outside of Carrollton, Georgia, knew much about Armah before Saturday, when the Panthers selected the defensive end/linebacker/tight end/H-back in the sixth round of the NFL draft.