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Anthony Rizzuti

Hayden Hurst: I blacked out when throwing Bryce Young’s 1st TD into stands

Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young may not have gotten the fondest of memories out of his regular-season debut. Heck, one of the few he did get was nearly lost for good.

The 2023 No. 1 overall pick chalked up his first NFL touchdown in the second quarter of Sunday’s 24-10 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, finding tight end Hayden Hurst for a 4-yard score. And right after lighting up the scoreboard, Hurst proceeded to launch the ball into the Mercedes-Benz Stadium stands.

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Hurst, who led all Panthers pass catchers with 41 receiving yards, would hit Twitter later in the day to explain what happened . . .

Luckily, Young never seemed too worried about it.

“We have a great quarterback room that took that choice out of my hands,” he replied when asked if he wanted the ball as a the souvenir. “They said that before that they’d make sure . . . they accounted for that. So, that was not where my focus was at. But we have a good group of guys that think for things like that.”

Well, kudos to the fine and thoughtful individual who threw that pigskin right back.

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