{"id":768530,"date":"2026-02-22T08:45:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T08:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/768530\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T08:45:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T08:45:25","slug":"panthers-qb-bryce-young-recalls-emotional-struggles-from-2024-benching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/768530\/","title":{"rendered":"Panthers QB Bryce Young recalls emotional struggles from 2024 benching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feb. 21, 2026, 6:04 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/carolina-panthers\/364\" data-autotag=\"8afac4d1-41b4-4302-b154-b45f5b48a0d2\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Carolina Panthers<\/a> quarterback Bryce Young&#8217;s lowest low couldn&#8217;t keep him down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Young sat down with former NFLers Ryan Clark, Fred Taylor and Channing Crowder on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R4QPEuFKIro&amp;feature=youtu.be\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">latest episode<\/a> of The Pivot Podcast. The soon-to-be fourth-year passer talked about the benching from his second season, a shocking development that caused some <a href=\"http:\/\/pantherswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/panthers\/2024\/09\/18\/panthers-bryce-young-espn-report-pissed-benching\/75276070007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">deep emotional struggles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">But Young, ever the optimist, used the setback to build up his comeback.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Take a listen . . .<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">After throwing for just 245 yards, no touchdowns and three interceptions in the first two outings of that campaign, Young\u2014the No. 1 overall pick from the year prior\u2014was benched for veteran Andy Dalton. But he got a second chance six weeks later, when a thumb injury from a car accident sidelined Dalton for the team&#8217;s Week 8 visit to Denver.<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Since then, Young has passed for 5,115 yards, 38 scores and 17 picks over 26 starts. More importantly, he&#8217;s fresh off helping lead Carolina to their first playoff appearance since 2017 and their first NFC South title since 2015.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThePanthersWire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">@ThePanthersWire<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter\/X for more Panthers content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Feb. 21, 2026, 6:04 a.m. ET Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young&#8217;s lowest low couldn&#8217;t keep him down. 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