March 31, 2026, 1:35 p.m. ET

The Carolina Panthers don’t seem to be done with building around quarterback Bryce Young.

Joe Person of The Athletic sat down with head coach Dave Canales at the NFL Annual League Meeting from Phoenix, Ariz. on Monday. Their one-on-one chat ventured into the outlook for Young, who Canales said the following of:

We’re changing things in our offense to fit Bryce, and we’re trying to bring players that will complement what Bryce does. It was something that Dan and I had talked about throughout really the last two years – Bryce’s ability to perform in critical situations and in high-stakes situations. And feeling our responsibility to build a team that puts itself in those high-stakes moments where he can perform and come through. And he’s shown that, whether it’s my ability to be aggressive, going for it on fourth down because of him or having different moments come alive late in games for him to be able to take us down on drives, find wins, whatever that looked like. There’s not a question of if, but how – how are we gonna build this forward knowing that Bryce is our quarterback?

Young took a step forward this past season—where he recorded career-highs in completion percentage (63.6), passing yards (3,011), passing touchdowns (23) and passer rating (87.8). He also helped guide the organization to their first NFC South title since 2015 and their first playoff berth since 2017.

Carolina, over the past few offseasons, has spared little expense to elevate Young’s game. The team signed starting guards Damien Lewis and Robert Hunt to big-money deals in 2024 and have used their last two first-round selections on wide receivers Xavier Legette and Tetairoa McMillan.

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After dishing out some dollars on their defense in free agency this past month, adding pass rusher Jaelan Phillips and linebacker Devin Lloyd, the Panthers could be set up to address the offense early on in the 2026 NFL Draft. So don’t be surprised if they start out yet another draft with a third-straight pass catcher for their former No. 1 overall pick.

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