CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) James Bradberry didn't know when he'd get picked in this year's NFL draft.
So when the Carolina Panthers called Friday, the cornerback out of Samford was working around his mother's home in Pleasant Grove, Alabama.
''I was actually fixing the toilet in my mom's bathroom when they called,'' Bradberry said.
The Panthers added to their defensive secondary during Friday's rounds of the draft, taking Bradberry in the second round and cornerback Daryl Worley out of West Virginia in the third round.
Carolina, which lost to the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl, addressed a need in its secondary after the departure of All-Pro cornerback Josh Norman to free agency.
Bradberry was taken with the 62nd overall pick, while the Panthers traded up with the Cleveland Browns to take Worley with the 77th overall pick.
The move to draft Bradberry and Worley came after Carolina took Louisiana Tech defensive tackle Vernon Butler with the 30th overall pick in the first round on Thursday.
''If you had told me two nights ago that we'd come out with Vernon Butler and these two guys, I'd have been very happy,'' Carolina general manager Dave Gettleman said. ''They're both big, they're both young, they both can run, they're both physical and they both have really good ball skills. Read more..
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So when the Carolina Panthers called Friday, the cornerback out of Samford was working around his mother's home in Pleasant Grove, Alabama.
''I was actually fixing the toilet in my mom's bathroom when they called,'' Bradberry said.
The Panthers added to their defensive secondary during Friday's rounds of the draft, taking Bradberry in the second round and cornerback Daryl Worley out of West Virginia in the third round.
Carolina, which lost to the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl, addressed a need in its secondary after the departure of All-Pro cornerback Josh Norman to free agency.
Bradberry was taken with the 62nd overall pick, while the Panthers traded up with the Cleveland Browns to take Worley with the 77th overall pick.
The move to draft Bradberry and Worley came after Carolina took Louisiana Tech defensive tackle Vernon Butler with the 30th overall pick in the first round on Thursday.
''If you had told me two nights ago that we'd come out with Vernon Butler and these two guys, I'd have been very happy,'' Carolina general manager Dave Gettleman said. ''They're both big, they're both young, they both can run, they're both physical and they both have really good ball skills. Read more..
For NFL news, video highlights, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more only at feeltheaction.com
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