Six landing spots that could save Panthers QB Bryce Young’s career

Henry McKenna

NFL Reporter

We learned one thing for certain about Bryce Young after his first 18 NFL starts. The Carolina Panthers quarterback cannot overcome an adverse situation. 

It’s not a knock on him. It’s just the truth we’ve seen in his albeit limited playing time.

The offensive line, the lack of pass-catchers, the change of system — none of that helped the young quarterback acclimate to the NFL. 

While Peyton Manning, Andrew Luck and Trevor Lawrence — all former No. 1 overall picks — struggled in their rookie years, they all showed different levels of progress in Year 2 despite middling support. Then there are instant successes, like C.J. Stroud, who just so happened to be drafted one spot behind Young. (Ouch.)

Even with the Panthers hiring coach Dave Canales, an acclaimed QB whisperer, Young has looked like the same broken quarterback in 2024. 

When Carolina benched him on Monday, it sparked trade speculation. It’s hard to imagine Young becoming the starter again for the Panthers. (Look at what happened with Zach Wilson and the Jets.) This feels like the beginning of the end for Young in Carolina.

Is benching Bryce Young the right decision by Panthers?

Given that Trey Lance, the No. 3 pick of the 2021 draft, netted a fourth-rounder in the 49ers’ deal with Dallas, I think Young will probably be worth at least a third-rounder — and maybe (but not likely) a second-round pick.

I think that teams could have one of three plans for him.

1. They can dust him off and see if he can play now. 

This option, to me, would not be wise. The kid isn’t what he was just 16 months ago. He needs to hit pause on his career and reassess himself. Young will have to strip down all the bad habits before he starts building positive ones. But the NFL is a league full of headstrong evaluators and coaches who love to fix things. Maybe a team thinks Young could come in and help right away.

2. They can let him sit on the…

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