Chansky’s Notebook: Howell Has the Fuel Posted May 2, 2022 Sam Howell’s chip just became a boulder. Speculation will go crazy over why Sam Howell fell from a prospective first-round draft pick to No. 144 – the first name called in the fifth round of the NFL’s beauty and the beast pageant — by Washington. Did Carolina’s dive from a preseason top 10 team to a 6-7 bummer affect Howell’s draft status that much? (Chapelboro.com)