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Why Panthers should trade back from 7th pick in 2020 NFL Draft

By Seth Steere

ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: A video board displays the text "THE PICK IS IN" for the Carolina Panthers during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: A video board displays the text "THE PICK IS IN" for the Carolina Panthers during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – FEBRUARY 25: Head coach Matt Rhule of the Carolina Panthers interviews during the first day of the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 25, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – FEBRUARY 25: Head coach Matt Rhule of the Carolina Panthers interviews during the first day of the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 25, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) /

Why the Panthers Need to Trade Back

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A large reason the Panthers went out and signed Bridgewater is that the newly appointed offensive coordinator, Joe Brady, worked with the quarterback at New Orleans. Carolina has done its part to try and get Bridgewater some help early — trading for Russell Okung and signing Robby Anderson. The Panthers re-build is far from over and adding as much talent as possible while they have Bridgewater on a reasonable contract has to be their focus.

Carolina currently holds the seventh overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. In this draft selecting in the top-10 is an absolute delight because of the abundance of elite talent. With several teams making it known as of late that they may be looking to trade-up, the Panthers could be the perfect suitor.

Carolina only has 8 total draft choices (only round they draft twice is the 5th) in 2020 and that certainly won’t fill all the holes on the roster. Depending on how far they decide to trade-back, they could acquire some serious ammo for this draft and possibly next year’s as well. The Browns did this starting in 2016, and by the time 2018 rolled around, they found themselves with a boatload of draft picks to add a tremendous amount of talent.

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