” I said he should be on the draft board. I got vetoed on that one” – former HC for the Panthers Matt Rhule says he wanted to pick Brock Purdy early, but someone high up vetoed the call

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Former Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule wanted to pick Brock Purdy in the 2022 draft but ultimately overruled.

Purdy will lead the 49ers when they take on the Kansas City Chiefs.

Mr Irrelevant went 262nd in the draft and Rhule did not say who scuppered the deal, but it could only have been owner David Teper or then GM Scott Fitterer.

“I think Brock Purdy is an amazing player, played against him at Iowa State,” Rhule said. “When I was in the draft room at Carolina, I brought his name up. I said he should be on the draft board. I got vetoed on that one” said Rhule.

The former Panthers HC is now the head coach at Nebraska saw Purdy take part Baylor for Iowa State.

Now Purdy is in the greatest stage of all, and the Panthers finished last in the league.

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Content creator Petros Augousti has been a sportswriter for more than 20 years, working for some of the biggest media role-players globally including stints at Reuters, GQ magazine, Sports Illustrated and Multi-choice (SuperSport). He was a communications director for a professional soccer team for eight years, at one of the biggest clubs in Africa. He has been head of content for an award-winning multi-national free-to-play sports platform, headquartered out of Dubai, and focussing on Premier League soccer.

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