In his pre-draft press conference last week, Carolina Panthers general manager Scott Fitterer told reporters he had a particularly good time interviewing an unnamed wide receiver during the team’s top-30 visits. Well, now that wide receiver has been named.
It was Ole Miss standout Jonathan Mingo, whom the Panthers selected with this year’s 39th overall pick.
“We had a great meeting. It was,” Fitterer said on Friday night when asked if Mingo was the mystery man. “He was the guy that he came in the office, Dan Morgan and I sat in there. He just has a vibe about him. Kind of a toughness. He’s all about ball. Got a little country to him. And totally different than I thought. But that was the guy that was really cool.”
And now that his identity has been disclosed, Fitterer was able to speak more openly about his newest pass catcher.
“He was a guy that—when Frank [Reich] and I sat in there, Dan and our staff this morning—kinda pointed him out as a guy we’re gonna target here at 39. And like I said, it went clean off the board. We were fortunate he was there. He was kinda the guy we were shootin’ for.”
Target acquired.
