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| Thompson (Ethan Faggett/Red Sox Photo) |
Thanks to Ian Browne of
MLB.com, we now have an interesting storyline for Sunday's
Super Bowl. Most of us, of course, have imposed a
Full Media Blackout since the
AFC Championship Game, so it's not surprising that we missed this story. Apparently, one of the key Carolina Panthers is none other than
a former Red Sox prospect.
Shaq Thompson (drafted by the Sox in the 18th round) is a 21-year-old Panther linebacker who had a
very brief cup of cappuccino in the Boston organization. He had just 39 at-bats in the Gulf Coast League
and he whiffed 37 times. Not the most auspicious beginning to a baseball career. Thompson wisely went back to football—where he had been a five-star high school recruit. Last year, the Panthers took him with the 25th
overall pick in the NFL draft. Now, he's in
Super Bowl 50. May he sack and/or intercept
"Mr. Nationwide" several times on the way to a
big Carolina victory!
