From the middle school ranks in Southern California to the pro stage in Kansas City, Bryce Young and C.J. Stroud have navigated through football alongside one another for years—and that showed on Thursday night.
With the first pick of the 2023 NFL draft, the Carolina Panthers selected Young—the University of Alabama star and 2021 Heisman Trophy winner. Here, at the very end of this beautiful little compilation, was a piece of that moment, one he briefly shared with Stroud before hitting the stage to collect his new jersey.
