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After surviving wreck and draft snub, Panthers’ Troy Pride Jr. has something to prove

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SportsCarolinaMonthly
May 4, 2020

To become the fourth-round pick of the Carolina Panthers in 2020, Troy Pride Jr. first had to survive a wreck that could have killed him 11 months ago.Then, after a fine senior season as a cornerback at Notre Dame, he had to watch himself slide down the NFL draft board past the second and third rounds — where he felt he belonged — all the way to Day 3.“I’ll just let that be the fuel to a forest fire,” Pride said in a phone interview. “I want to show 31 other teams what they missed out on.”Pride, whose confidence and South Carolina roots are reminiscent of former Panther star corner Josh Norman…

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