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Georgia football's Monroe Freeling on 'staying home' with Carolina Panthers

By Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-HeraldOnline Athens

Monroe Freeling is staying close to home by playing for the Carolina Panthers who took the Georgia OT in the first round. 'It’s still surreal.'

The Carolina Panthers viewed their NFL first-round draft pick Monroe Freeling from Georgia football as a player who is a still-young talent that doesnt have a huge body of work as a starter but has s…