Bryce Young starts on Sunday for the Carolina Panthers against the Denver Broncos for the first time since Week 2 back in the middle of September.
After five weeks of waiting and learning and playing scout team quarterback, Young has the opportunity to win back his previous role.
Young is back in the lineup in place of Andy Dalton, who suffered a minor sprained thumb in a car accident this week. If Young plays up to his talents, there is a real chance for him to continue starting, sources say.
When Carolina benched Young after the second game of the regular season, it did so with the hope that he would have the opportunity to start again and prove himself to be the franchise QB that the Panthers drafted No. 1 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft. The NFL is a week-to-week league and in so many situations, anything is possible. Young thriving is the hope.