Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Thomas Brown began his pre-practice presser on Thursday preaching about the value of playing with warriors—and it seems like they have one in Bryce Young.
The rookie quarterback is set to miss Thursday’s session due to an ankle injury—one that came as a bit of a surprise to just about everyone when it popped up yesterday. Young was listed as a non-participant in Wednesday’s walk-through, just two days after sustaining the apparent setback in the Week 2 loss to the New Orleans Saints.
Buy Panthers TicketsBut Brown, like the rest of us, didn’t even know that the 22-year-old was playing through the pain on Monday night.
“There was no flinch by him at all,” Brown said. “There was no mention of any injury throughout the game, which shows his toughness overall. So that should never be in question—him or anybody else. I think our guys definitely fought ’til the end. It was great to see him compete as well.”
He went on to state that Young “never said a word” about the injury and that it occurred some time in the first half. Perhaps weirdly enough, some of his best play came in the second half—most notably on an impressive 26-yard run and the touchdown drive to finish off the game.
Brown was then asked if he was surprised by the news.
“I think any time you have a guy that completes an entire game and doesn’t complain or talk about injury, you sometimes get surprised by it,” he replied. “I’ve never questioned his toughness when it comes to—mental toughness, for sure—but physical toughness as well. So, we’ll keep it movin’.”
It feels as though, after a second straight day of inactivity for Young, that they’ll keep it moving with veteran Andy Dalton on Sunday.
