CHARLOTTE, N. C. -- New Carolina Panthers general manager Dan Morgan has done his best to avoid comparisons with his predecessor. That he and Scott Fitterer remain great friends is one reason. That he was a part of the decisions as Fitterer's right-hand man that led to a change is another.
But the comparisons will come.
And a good place to start is the recent extension Morgan and executive vice president of football operations Brandt Tilis got for 2020 first-round pick Derrick Brown.
Fitterer traded away 2017 and 2018 first-round picks Christian McCaffrey and DJ Moore.