As it currently stands, the Carolina Panthers hold the first overall pick in this year’s NFL draft. By all accounts, they will draft a quarterback, most likely either C.J. Stroud from Ohio State or Alabama’s Bryce Young. Draft pundits across the nation are arguing which player will have the better career. Some even believe there are those inside the Panthers’ own building who are torn on who to select.
But imagine that whoever the pick is, whether it’s Stroud or Young, that the player selected just doesn’t play. Not because he demands a trade, not because he is injured, but he just turns down the opportunity to play in the NFL.