Carolina Panthers Quarterback Bryce Young Went on Hostile Rant During 2-15 Season

Following a 16-13 loss to the Chicago Bears, typically stone-faced Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young went on a hostile curse-filled rant.

In an article from ESPN, running back Miles Sanders explained the intensity of the rant, and what it told the rest of the locker room about the rookie quarterback.

“A lot of F-bombs,” running back Miles Sanders recalled. “A lot of F-bombs. He just showed the passion … just showed that he’s human. He’s not just putting on a front and trying to be cool, calm and collected all the time, and [he] let us know this stuff mattered to him.”

In the same article, tight end Tommy Tremble explained how the rant made the team work harder for Young. The Panthers only notched one more win the rest of the year, despite the change in mentality Tremble cites.

“That was a big turning point in our locker room,” tight end Tommy Tremble said. “We could see how much he loved the game and how much he wanted to win. Seeing that, it made you just want to put in overtime trying to achieve that goal.Rookie Carolina Panthers quarterback was selected first overall in the 2023 NFL draft. Young was thrown into a starting position for a franchise that has struggled immensely over the last few years.

This is the same organization that had playoff-winning Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield on the scout team playing defensive line just last year.

Young was forced to be a starter with little help surrounding him. Their leading receiver by a long shot was a 33-year-old Adam Thielen, who amassed just over 1,000 yards in his 10th NFL season. Thielen started strong, but his age began to show as he could not keep pace later in the season.

Thielen had over 100 yards in three of his first six games this season. He did not reach 100 yards after that stretch, and he only had more than 75 once. The Panthers next leading receiver was D.J. Chark, who had just 525 yards receiving this season.Young did not get much help from his offensive line either. They allowed 65 sacks this season, 62 of which were with Young at the helm. This was good for the second-most sacks allowed by a team this season. No team in the top-10 in sacks allowed made it to the playoffs.