The narrative is well known, by now.
The Carolina Panthers were left scrambling in the 2016 draft after former general manager Dave Gettleman let No. 1 cornerback Josh Norman walk that spring.
Gettleman later referred to selecting players in that draft as “shopping hungry” — the Panthers had to draft three corners that year.
Their second-round pick, James Bradberry, is the one who stuck. Two years later, he became the guy around whom the Panthers decided to build a foundation in their secondary. And now, he’s joined by promising young cornerback Donte Jackson.