The Carolina Panthers benched second-year QB Bryce Young on Monday. Thursday, he took responsibility for his struggles through the first 18 games of his career.

“I’ve been around guys. I think Andy Dalton’s got a special character to him and understanding of this offense,” Whitworth recalled saying. “We’ve gotta buckle down and just play with this guy as our quarterback, and we’re gonna be a lot better than you guys think.”

Bryce Young has been benched, but he’s not giving up. The struggling Panthers quarterback opened this week after being benched for Andy Dalton after struggling the first two games of the season. The 2023 No. 1 overall pick will be on the sidelines for the time being, saying the decision caught him by surprise.

Week 3 will mark the first time in Bryce Young ‘s career that he sits for a reason other than injury. The Panthers are relying on Andy Dalton under center for the time being, a move which has led to questions about Young’s future with the team.

Said Ezekiel Elliott, who watched Andy Dalton step up in Dallas: “It didn’t matter if he was getting hit, taking it in the face. He stayed level-headed.”

Carolina Panthers quarterback Andy Dalton excels in victory after taking over former No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young, who was benched earlier in the week.

Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young reportedly made the "same mistakes over and over" before being benched for veteran Andy Dalton this week. That's

The Carolina Panthers made one of the more shocking moves of the NFL season so far this week, benching former No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young. Young has struggled to maintain any consistency early in his career so Carolina decided that enough was enough.