Panthers make major decision on quarterback Bryce Young's future following playoff loss

The Carolina Panthers made a large determination connected backmost Bryce Young’s aboriginal connected Tuesday.

Panthers wide manager Dan Morgan said that the squad is picking up the fifth-year enactment connected Young’s contract. The fifth-year enactment volition beryllium worthy much than $26.5 cardinal for the 2027 season, according to aggregate reports.

If the Panthers declined Young’s fifth-year option, it would person signaled that the squad mightiness person been looking to determination connected successful different direction.

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Carolina Panthers backmost Bryce Young (9) enters the tract earlier an NFL Wild Card crippled against the Los Angeles Rams successful Charlotte, North Carolina, connected Jan. 10, 2026. (Jacob Kupferman/AP Photo)

The Panthers won the NFC South with an 8-9 grounds this season, portion Young had the champion play of his three-year career, a pivotal play for him. The 24-year-old was benched for six games past play aft struggling.

The 2023 No. 1 wide prime came backmost and played amended down the agelong aft being benched, but needed to amusement continued betterment for the Panthers to consciousness comfy committing to him long-term. This season, Young acceptable vocation highs successful passing yards (3,011), passing touchdowns (23), completion percent (63.6%) and passer standing (87.8).

Young besides acceptable a career-high by throwing 11 interceptions this season. On the ground, Young rushed for 216 yards and 2 touchdowns.

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Carolina Panthers backmost Bryce Young (9) warms up connected the tract earlier the crippled against the Dallas Cowboys astatine Bank of America Stadium successful Charlotte, North Carolina, connected Oct. 12, 2025. (Cory Knowlton/Imagn Images)

The Panthers fell to the Los Angeles Rams, 34-31, successful Young’s archetypal vocation playoff crippled connected Saturday, but the erstwhile Alabama prima delivered 1 of the champion performances of his vocation successful the loss.

Young completed 21 of 40 passes for 264 yards with 1 passing touchdown and 1 interception portion rushing for 24 yards and a touchdown. While the container people numbers bash not look to beryllium great, Young extended plays with his legs and made plentifulness of big-time throws, helping enactment the Panthers successful presumption to triumph late.

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Carolina Panthers backmost Bryce Young (9) carries the shot during the archetypal 4th against the Miami Dolphins astatine Bank of America Stadium successful Charlotte, North Carolina, connected Oct. 5, 2025. (Cory Knowlton/Imagn Images)

Young threw a cleanable seven-yard touchdown walk to wide receiver Jalen Coker to springiness the Panthers a 31-27 pb with 2:39 near successful the 4th quarter. That would person been a game-winning thrust for Young if Matthew Stafford didn’t pb the Rams down the tract to the lead.

The Panthers backmost has consistently elevated his crippled late, arsenic helium has 12 vocation game-winning drives successful the 4th fourth oregon overtime since helium entered the NFL successful 2023, the astir successful the league during that span. Six of his 12 game-winning drives came this season.

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