Carolina Panthers legend Steve Smith Sr. has been on the Bryce Young bandwagon from Day One—or the 2023 University of Alabama Pro Day, to be more exact. And despite the bumpy ride that the bandwagon has taken, he’s never gotten off.
The franchise’s all-time leading receiver joined the latest episode of the Pardon My Take podcast, where he spoke about the recent resurgence of Young. Smith tells host Dan “Big Cat” Katz that the team’s early-season decision to bench the former No. 1 overall pick, which looked quite bad back in Week 3, looks a heck of a lot better now.
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Young was benched two games into his second NFL campaign after leading the Panthers to a pair of blowout losses. He, in those defeats, completed 55.4 percent of his passes for 245 yards, no touchdowns and three interceptions.
Since returning to the starting lineup in Week 8, Young has recorded a 60.4-percent completion rate, 216.4 passing yards per game, seven total scores and three picks. The Panthers are 2-3 in those starts.
