re: Alabama and the NFL Draft

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How will this week's arrest affect Kirkpatrick's draft status or the Panthers' possible interest in him?

Not much, unless NFL teams determine it's just one of several red flags for Kirkpatrick.

The Panthers showed last year they are more willing to take chances on players with checkered pasts than they were previously. Besides Cam Newton – said to have character issues because of his actions at Florida and those of his father related to Newton's recruitment leaving junior college – the Panthers drafted Brandon Hogan in the fourth round, despite a series of off-the-field problems for the West Virginia corner.

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