{"id":674742,"date":"2026-01-13T19:39:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/674742\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T19:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:39:14","slug":"nfl-news-panthers-pick-up-bryce-young-fifth-year-option-for-2027-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/674742\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL news: Panthers pick up Bryce Young fifth-year option for 2027 season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/carolina-panthers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Carolina Panthers<\/a> made a major decision on quarterback Bryce Young\u2019s future on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Panthers general manager Dan Morgan said the team is picking up the fifth-year option on Young\u2019s contract. The option will be worth more than $26.5 million for the 2027 season, according to multiple reports.<\/p>\n<p>If the Panthers had declined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/bryce-young\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Young\u2019s fifth-year option,<\/a> it would have signaled that the team might have been looking to move in another direction.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bryce-young-looks-on-panthers-rams.jpg\" alt=\"Bryce Young enters the field\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Panthers quarterback Bryce Young enters the field before the wild-card game against the Los Angeles Rams in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Jan. 10, 2026. (Jacob Kupferman\/AP Photo)<\/p>\n<p>The Panthers won the NFC South with an 8-9 record this year, while Young had the best season of his three-year career, a pivotal one for him. The 24-year-old was benched for six games last season after struggling.<\/p>\n<p>The 2023 No. 1 overall pick came back and played better down the stretch after being benched, but needed to show continued improvement for the Panthers to feel comfortable committing to him long-term. This season, Young set career highs in passing yards (3,011), passing touchdowns (23), completion percentage (63.6%) and passer rating (87.8).<\/p>\n<p>Young also set a career-high by throwing 11 interceptions this season. On the ground, Young rushed for 216 yards and two touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/packers-star-calls-bears-coach-ben-johnson-troll-his-profane-outburst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">PACKERS STAR CALLS BEARS COACH BEN JOHNSON A &#8216;TROLL&#8217; FOR HIS PROFANE OUTBURST<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bryce-young-panthers-cowboys.jpg\" alt=\"Bryce Young looks on field\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Panthers quarterback Bryce Young warms up for the Dallas Cowboys game at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Oct. 12, 2025. (Cory Knowlton\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n<p>The Panthers fell to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/los-angeles-rams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Los Angeles Rams,<\/a> 34-31, in Young\u2019s first career playoff game on Saturday, but the former Alabama star delivered one of the best performances of his career in the loss.<\/p>\n<p>Young completed 21 of 40 passes for 264 yards with one passing touchdown and one interception while rushing for 24 yards and a touchdown. While the box score numbers do not appear great, Young extended plays with his legs and made plenty of big-time throws, helping put the Panthers in position to win late.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nfl-panthers-bryce-young-100525-1.jpg\" alt=\"Bryce Young hands off the ball\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young carries the ball against the Miami Dolphins at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Oct. 5, 2025. (Cory Knowlton\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n<p>Young threw a perfect seven-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jalen Coker to give the Panthers a 31-27 lead with 2:39 left in the fourth quarter. That would have been a game-winning drive for Young if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/matthew-stafford\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Matthew Stafford<\/a> didn\u2019t lead the Rams down the field to the lead.<\/p>\n<p>The Panthers quarterback has consistently elevated his game late, as he has 12 career game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime since he entered the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NFL<\/a> in 2023, the most in the league during that span. Six of his 12 game-winning drives came this season.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> sports coverage on X<\/a>, and subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Canfield is a digital production assistant for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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