No one knows who will be starting under center for the Carolina Panthers in 2025, including the man who runs the show.
President of football operations and general manager Dan Morgan spoke with reporters this afternoon, just a few days ahead of his team’s Week 10 matchup against the New York Giants. As you’d assume, he took quite a few questions regarding Bryce Young—the quarterback he helped select with the No. 1 overall pick of last year’s draft.
Morgan did shoot down speculation about a possible move of the 23-year-old passer, who remained in Carolina past yesterday’s trade deadline. He was, however, asked why the team hasn’t committed to Young moving forward.
“Those are obviously discussions between Dave [Canales] and myself and Brandt [Tilis], just kinda talkin’ through the direction we wanna go,” Morgan replied. “Ya know, hey, we’re lookin’ for him to grow and develop every week, get better every single week. And Dave has a plan for him, Dave has a plan for all the guys on this roster. He’s doin’ a really good job with him and Bryce has bought in and he’s committed to being the best that he can be. So, we’ll see where it goes.”
Young hasn’t lived up to his billing quite yet. The Panthers are 3-17 in his 20 career starts, where he’s thrown for just 162.3 yards per game with 14 touchdowns and 16 interceptions.
The outlook has gotten a bit brighter in recent weeks. Young had himself a relatively solid showing against the Denver Broncos in Week 8 and followed that with a triumphant start in a 23-22 win over the New Orleans Saints this past Sunday.
But if Young still doesn’t impress the organization enough by the end of the campaign, would Morgan and company consider taking another quarterback at or near the top of the upcoming draft? He was asked that very question shortly after.
“I mean, I’ll consider everything,” Morgan stated. “I’m gonna have an open mind. I talk about it all the time and I talk about it with the guys in the building. We’re gonna draft really good football players. So, whatever position that is—I don’t know. But we’re gonna draft really good football players we think are gonna help our team improve.”
The Panthers, at 2-7, are currently in the fourth overall slot of the 2025 draft order.
