This week, Lauren Brownlow was thrilled to be joined by Jourdan Rodrigue, the main Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer. At just 26 years old, few have has a faster ascent in the business, but Rodrigue has earned it through her hard work, which she details in the revealing conversation. How does she get to know the players and the game as well as she has? That, plus her secret past as a competitive jump-roper and more.