In the draft 2010 Jimmy Clausen finally was selected with the 48th pick by the Carolina Panthers. On Friday night Clausen said he is thrilled with his landing spot in the NFL.

In an interview on ESPN Clausen said, “I couldn’t have gone to a better place than Carolina.”

According to projection, Jimmy Clausen was suppose to go top 10 picks and was also seen as the second-best Quarterback in this 2010 draft class.

But it was a slide down for him and he finally ending when the Carolina Panthers made their first pick. Panthers were in need of QB.

Clausen said, “It’s a great situation for me… I just talked to the coach and he said it’s pretty much the same verbage (as the offense he played in at Notre Dame).”

Last season Carolina Panthers cut QB Jake Delhomme and enter in the next season with unproven Matt Moore.

Clausen said that during his sliding down in the draft board, his family was very supportive. He said, “Obviously I wanted to go as early as I could, but this is a great situation for me.”

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