The Carolina Panthers got their No. 1 overall pick back on Wednesday—in full.
Quarterback Bryce Young, who sat out from Week 3’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks, returned to practice this afternoon. After also sitting out all of last week’s sessions, the 2023 No. 1 overall pick was listed as a full participant on the day.
Buy Panthers TicketsHead coach Frank Reich provided some encouraging words on Young before getting to work.
“He’s made good progress,” Reich said before the session started. “I think he feels better. But there’s nothing like getting out on the field. I know he tested it a little yesterday. He did some things. But there’s nothing like gettin’ out on the field and going through a practice. So, we’ll get him out there and credit to Bryce for being ready.
“Really, at the beginning, we were thinkin’ one to two weeks, thinkin’ it could be more, too. But he’s done everything he can do to get back here. And he, obviously, wants to be out there. We want him out there, as long as he’s ready to go and play winning football. So, we’ll see what he can get done out there today and see how he responds to it, and then know more tomorrow.”
10 other players were also noted on the report, including linebacker Frankie Luvu. Luvu, who made an early exit from Sunday’s contest, did not practice due to his hip pointer.
Also absent was safety Xavier Woods, who is expected to miss some time with a hamstring injury.
Here’s the report in its entirety:
| Injury | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Game status | |
| WR DJ Chark | Rest | DNP | |||
| LB Frankie Luvu | Hip | DNP | |||
| WR Jonathan Mingo | Concussion | Limited | |||
| OT Taylor Moton | Ankle/rest | DNP | |||
| S Xavier Woods | Hamstring | DNP | |||
| CB CJ Henderson | Ankle | Limited | |||
| RB Miles Sanders | Groin | Limited | |||
| G Chandler Zavala | Calf | Limited | |||
| C Bradley Bozeman | Quadriceps | Full | |||
| QB Bryce Young | Ankle | Full | |||
| DE LaBryan Ray | Finger | Limited |
