Panthers veteran reveals what makes Young special: 'When he steps in, it's silent'
What has set Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young apart during the early days of training camp has been his leadership. And following the Panthers' Fan Fest on Wednesday, Bradley Bozeman, the team's center, pulled back the curtain regarding what makes Young a great leader at such an early stage in his career. "I couldn't tell you a […]
What has set Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young apart during the early days of training camp has been his leadership.
And following the Panthers' Fan Fest on Wednesday, Bradley Bozeman, the team's center, pulled back the curtain regarding what makes Young a great leader at such an early stage in his career.
"I couldn't tell you a time [he was rattled]," said Bozeman. "I think one of the most impressive things is as a rookie first coming in, there's a lot going on, a lot being thrown at you, a lot in terms of the playbook and he comes in and coach gives him the call, he turns around looks at us just pure confidence and just rattles off the call right back to us. He's come in and just absolutely dominated this role that he's been in. Everything he's been asked to do, everything that's been put on his plate, he's stepped up to it. He's done a great job managing it, staying confident, and whenever mistakes happen just moving on to the next play."
Young has stepped in and immediately made the team his own. His voice carries in team huddles. And he has already built enough trust among his veteran teammates that they listen when he speaks.
"I wouldn't call him soft-spoken at all," Bozeman said of how he relays the play in the huddle. "I'd call him more confident. Just even-keeled and confident. I mean, when he steps in the huddle, everybody shuts up and looks. That tells you a lot. There's a lot of huddles I've been in where some people are talking side conversations about the play that happened before. When he steps in, it's silent."
Young, as a leader, is what the Panthers have missed since Cam Newton was in his prime. And following all the hype heading into the NFL Draft, it appears that the No. 1 selection is already living up to any expectation others have put on his slender shoulders.
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