All NFL rookies go through humiliating rituals, no matter how talented they are or when they were drafted. Talent shows at training camp are a part of that tradition and they make for some of the most entertaining moments of the summer – some of them get featured on HBO’s Hard Knocks series.
Panthers third-round pick Brady Christensen got the full treatment this week when he attempted to sing a cover of one of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time. According to Joe Person at the Athletic, veteran center Matt Paradis says Christensen tried to cover Queen’s megahit “Bohemian Rhapsody” and got booed off the stage.
“Paradis said offensive lineman Brady Christensen.. . made an interesting choice — Queen’s groundbreaking ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ the 1975 hit that has been described as a ballad, an opera, a rock tune and an a cappella all rolled into one, six-minute song. It didn’t go well. “We’re like, ‘You’re supposed to pick an easy song that everyone knows, not one of the greatest, hardest in the world. . . He got booed off the (stage). You can’t replicate that. There’s zero shot.”
We’ll give Christensen points for his ambition, at least.
As for his work on the field, we had been expecting Christensen to try his hand at left tackle since that’s the position he played in college. However, the coaches apparently see him as a right tackle.
When starter Taylor Moton has been getting reps at left tackle at training camp, the Panthers have been subbing in Christensen at right tackle.
If that arrangement works out, it might be the team’s best hope of filling their rather signigicant hole at left tackle. Otherwise, Cameron Erving might wind up protecting Sam Darnold’s blindside.
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