CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers coach Dave Canales has avoided saying Bryce Young can be the organization's franchise quarterback moving forward, but a player he helped develop into the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' franchise QB didn't hesitate.
Baker Mayfield, the No. 1 pick of the 2018 draft, couldn't say enough good things about Young, the No. 1 pick of the 2023 draft, after Sunday 26-23 overtime victory over the Panthers at Bank of America Stadium -- including that Young can be a franchise quarterback despite a 4-19 record.
"Speaking from experience of the ups and downs of the league -- to see it through, come out on the other side -- it makes you stronger in the end,'' Mayfield said.