CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young said he was surprised to learn from head coach Dave Canales that he'd been benched and accepted blame for the team's struggles on the field.
“It was not something that I was necessarily expecting,” Young said following Thursday's practice. “Obviously not something that was great to hear. But I respect coach Canales and the organization.
" Young is 2-16 as an NFL starter since he arrived in Carolina amid high expectations after being selected No. 1 overall in the 2023 draft. The Panthers are 0-2 this season and have not been competitive in either game.
They have been outscored 73-13, including 53-3 in the first half, and have scored just one touchdown. Young has not thrown a TD pass in his last four starts dating back to last season. The 36-year-old Andy Dalton will start on Sunday at Las Vegas.
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Young placed the blame for the demotion on his own shoulders, saying he needs to be more productive. “Last year and these first two games for the most part every snap has hit my hands and I didn't do enough with it at the end of the day,” Young said. “I take accountability for that.
There are plays and a long list of things that I wish I was better at and I'm going to continue to work and grow and be better at them. I'm always going to look in the mirror." He added, “If I went out there and played better, and we won games, we wouldn't be having this conversation.
” Lions' Campbell to sell his house BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. — Lions coach Dan Campbell is selling his suburban Detroit home to get more privacy. “There’s plenty of space, it’s on two acres, the home is beautiful," Campbell told Crain's Detroit Business.
"It’s just that people figured out where we lived when we lost.” He didn't elaborate, but Bloomfield Township police said “harassment of any kind will not be tolerated.” “We hope that everyone, including fans, will respect the privacy of individuals and their families,” police said.
Campbell and wife Holly listed the 7,800-square-foot house in Bloomfield Hills for $4.5 million this week. A deal was pending within 24 hours, Crain's reported.
Browns' Hall Jr. has charge reduced CLEVELAND — Browns rookie defensive tackle Mike Hall Jr. pleaded no contest in court Thursday to a domestic violence charge, and remains away from the team.
Hall was arrested on Aug. 13 following an alleged altercation with his fiancee at the home they share in Avon, Ohio. The couple argued over finances and she accused him of threatening her with a gun.
The 21-year-old Hall, a second-round pick from Ohio State, had the charge reduced to disorderly conduct in Avon Lake Municipal Court. Hall also received a 30-day suspended jail sentence, $250 fine and was put on probation for two years. Hall remains on the commissioner's exempt list, based on the initial charge.
The NFL is reviewing his case for possible punishment. BRIEFLY FALCONS: Wide receiver Drake London was penalized after catching a touchdown pass in the final minute of Atlanta’s 22-21 victory in Philadelphia on Monday night for pretending to shoot in the air, a violation of a longstanding NFL rule that prohibits violent gestures. Be the first to know.
