Archive - Apr 27, 2011 - Sports Article
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Mike Cranston, AP Sports Writer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — No pressure, Carolina Panthers. All you're about to do is make a decision that could immediately turn around a troubled franchise or lead it further into the abyss.
Add in never-before-seen uncertainty involving the bizarre labor dispute and you don't have to remind the team's brass of the pressure in holding the No. 1 pick in Thursday's NFL draft.
"It does kind of put a face on the beginning of my career," new coach Ron Rivera said Tuesday.
