3.14 - WR Armanti Edwards, CAR

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Former QB of Appalachian State... now converting to WR... great speed... tremendous athlete... we'll see if he can make the transition! Training camp will be exciting, that's for sure!

PS. He was a THIRD ROUND pick by the Panthers... so he's definitely sticking with the team!

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Few expected Edwards to go so high in the draft, or have a team go to such lengths to take the only player in NCAA Division I history to pass for 10,000 yards and rush for 4,000 more.

Panthers general manager Marty Hurney was so determined to get Edwards that he traded next year's second-round pick to New England for the Patriots' third-round choice, where they snagged the Greenwood native.

'We think he has the talent to warrant that,' Hurney said. 'You're talking about him having a year to develop and a year to train at the wide receiver position and returns or however we decide to use him.

Panthers' Rookies Learning On The Job
Mike Cranston (AP)
Story Created: May 4, 2010 at 1:01 PM EDT