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What Tepper Said to Bryce Young on His Draft Night Phone Call

Take a look at the conversation the Panthers had with the top pick.
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What Tepper Said to Bryce Young on His Draft Night Phone Call
What Tepper Said to Bryce Young on His Draft Night Phone Call

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David Tepper has been on a mission to bring a winner to the Carolinas and last night, the Panthers took a step in that direction by selecting Alabama quarterback Bryce Young with the first overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.

Before getting to chat with head coach Frank Reich and general manager Scott Fitterer, Young heard from Tepper first during his draft night call. Here's what he said.

"So I got on the phone with him and I saw Bryce at the Super Bowl, you see a bunch of these guys at parties and such. So I said, 'Bryce, remember when we were at the Super Bowl? I told you we were going to pick a quarterback and I wasn’t kidding.' And I said, 'You want to trade in some Sweet Home Alabama for some Sweet Carolina?' He was just excited. I don’t know if you could see him on the screen he had tenseness in his face, but you could feel him be like I’m so happy, that kind of thing."

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Schuyler Callihan is the publisher of West Virginia On SI and has been a trusted source covering the Mountaineers since 2016. He is the host of Between The Eers, The Walk Thru Game Day Show, and In the Gun Podcast. The Wheeling, WV native moved to Charlotte, North Carolina in 2020 to cover the Charlotte Hornets and Carolina Panthers.

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