Panthers name Bryce Young starter vs Broncos following Andy Dalton's car crash

The Carolina Panthers are turning backmost to Bryce Young astatine backmost aft Andy Dalton, who took implicit successful Week 2 for Young, was progressive successful a car clang connected Tuesday. 

Head manager Dave Canales announced his backmost determination connected Wednesday aft Dalton did not signifier contempt not requiring exigency aesculapian transport from the crash, which besides progressive his wife, children and dog. None of them needed exigency aesculapian transport. 

The wounded Dalton sustained, though, appears to beryllium capable for the Panthers to crook backmost to their 2023 No. 1 wide pick, Young, who was benched aft his disastrous archetypal 2 starts this season. 

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Carolina Panthers backmost Bryce Young prepares to walk astatine Bank of America Stadium. (Bob Donnan-Imagn Images)

Canales added that the squad volition beryllium evaluating Dalton passim the week to spot if helium tin backmost up Young connected Sunday against the Denver Broncos connected the road. 

Young began the twelvemonth arsenic the Panthers’ starter, hoping to amended connected a woeful archetypal twelvemonth successful the NFL arsenic the Panthers went 2-15. 

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But the commencement to this play wasn’t immoderate better. The Panthers were blown retired by the New Orleans Saints, 47-10, wherever Young went 13-for-30 for 161 yards with nary passing touchdowns and 2 interceptions. And the Los Angeles Chargers bushed them 26-3, with Young lone throwing for 86 yards with an interception. 

Before Week 3 against the Raiders, Canales benched Young successful favour of the seasoned Dalton, and it proved to beryllium the close determination arsenic Carolina’s lone triumph this twelvemonth was successful Vegas. Dalton threw for 319 yards with 3 touchdowns successful the 36-22 victory. 

Panthers backmost Bryce Young passes against the Los Angeles Chargers connected Sept. 15, 2024, successful Charlotte, North Carolina.  (AP Photo/Rusty Jones)

The Panthers, though, refused to entertain immoderate commercialized talks for Young, arsenic they privation him to proceed to make successful hopes helium tin beryllium much businesslike erstwhile helium returns to the starting relation full-time. 

However, erstwhile situations similar these originate with Dalton, Canales is going to person to get Young backmost successful the saddle and acceptable for a formidable Broncos defence that has allowed the third-least yards per crippled and points per crippled truthful acold this season. 

Canales said Young is excited to beryllium backmost successful the starting role. 

"He's been an implicit stud done this full process," helium said. "He's been engaged and progressive successful what we're doing, and truthful he's excited astir this opportunity. I'm fired up for him to person different accidental to get successful determination and play immoderate football."

Carolina Panthers backmost Bryce Young warms up for the crippled against the Buffalo Bills astatine Highmark Stadium. (Gregory Fisher-USA Today Sports)

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Young is 2-16 successful his young vocation arsenic a starting backmost for the Panthers. He volition beryllium facing disconnected against Broncos rookie Bo Nix, who has seemingly improved with each week nether Sean Payton’s discourtesy successful Denver. 

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