said on \u201cChris Simms Unbuttoned.\u201d<\/a> \u201cPart of being an NFL quarterback is getting knocked down and getting your ass back up and going, \u2018You know what? I\u2019m going to still keep fighting and I\u2019m going to show everybody that they\u2019re wrong.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p>\nYoung did that and more. Over his last 10 games in 2024, he threw for 2,104 yards and 15 touchdowns, with only six interceptions, for a passer rating of 88.9. Carolina won only four of those matchups, but its offensive stats were up across the board down the stretch. <\/p>\n
Young finished the season on a high note, going 25-for-34 passing for 251 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions in an overtime victory against the Atlanta Falcons. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou saw a totally different guy,\u201d Simms said of Young\u2019s play down the stretch, noting his improvement in decision-making and pocket presence. \u201cYou saw the right steps to be excited for Bryce Young going into Year 3.\u201d <\/p>\n
That level of play also caught the eye of Panthers tight end Ja\u2019Tavion Sanders.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverybody definitely sees the change,\u201d Sanders told NBC News. \u201cOne thing I\u2019ve learned from Bryce is not getting too high with the highs or low with the lows. Attacking the day the same way every day.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sanders added that Young\u2019s competitiveness has been evident in training camp this summer and that he has shown leadership off it. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe way he carries himself as a person off the field \u2014 not even just talking about football here \u2014 off the field, how he carries himself as a person, as a man. The energy he brings when he walks into the room.\u201d<\/p>\n
That energy most likely increased after the 2025 NFL draft. The Panthers bolstered their offense by selecting Arizona star wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan at No. 8 overall. The 6-foot-4 McMillan has the height, speed and catching ability to provide Young with another reliable weapon in the offense to go along with veteran receiver (and former All-Pro) Adam Thielen and 2024 first-round pick Xavier Legette. <\/p>\n
The team also bolstered its defense by giving cornerback Jaycee Horn a four-year, $100 million contract extension and signing safety Tre\u2019von Moehrig from the Las Vegas Raiders. <\/p>\n
The Panthers finished third in the NFC South and fourth the previous year. They hope another step is taken in 2025, which largely depends on Young. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m super confident. That comes from this building,\u201d Young said at a news conference<\/a> during training camp. \u201cRelying on the coaching staff and team around me, that\u2019s really where I get my confidence from. I\u2019m grateful to be part of the organization.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bryce Young entered the NFL with major expectations. A Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback at Alabama, he was selected No.…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":147695,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[1232,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-147694","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-nfl","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115032572947691749","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147694"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147694\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}