(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first installment in an ongoing series detailing how the Carolina Panthers’ college scouting staff goes about its year-long process of evaluating future prospects for the franchise).
National Football League prospects still playing in college, beware.
In fact, anyone who thinks they may want to play in the NFL someday, take note. You might have the talent to do so, which is rare enough, but that’s only part of what the scouting staffs of teams such as the Panthers will be scrutinizing.
In this day and age of exploding social media, where seemingly everyone wants to put everything out there on social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook, background checks on prospects have never been more important or more involved.