CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Bryce Young says he doesn't believe he's entitled to respect from his new Carolina Panthers teammates or anybody in the NFL just because he was the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft.
"I am super grateful for what has happened in my past and for being selected where I was, but I know that doesn't entitle me to anything," the former Alabama star said Friday during his introductory news conference at Bank of America Stadium.
"You know it is on me to prove myself, to show up every day and work and earn the respect of the people around me.