Bryce Younger is again.
The Carolina quarterback will return to the beginning lineup for the Panthers on Sunday in opposition to the Denver Broncos. Andy Dalton, who’s began since Younger was benched in Week 3, sprained his thumb in a automotive wreck on Tuesday and won’t be obtainable. Head coach Dave Canales made the announcement on Wednesday.
Canales confirmed that “everybody was OK” from the collision aside from Dalton’s thumb sprain. The Panthers initially introduced on Tuesday that Dalton was concerned within the accident in Southeast Charlotte whereas driving together with his spouse, three kids and their canine.
“Scary second for certain,” Canales mentioned. “Everybody was OK. Everybody was wholesome. Sadly within the accident, he did sprain his thumb. So Bryce will likely be taking part in this week.”
Additional particulars of the collision are unclear.
Younger returns to the beginning lineup after being benched for poor efficiency after an 0-2 begin. The Panthers traded up with the Bears to draft Younger out of Alabama with the No. 1 choose within the 2023 draft in a bundle that despatched two first-round picks, two second-round picks and huge receiver DJ Moore to Chicago.
Younger struggled as a rookie, finishing 59.8% of his passes for five.5 yards per try with 11 touchdowns and 10 interceptions in 16 begins. The Panthers completed with the worst document within the NFL (2-15), and the 2024 first-round choice they traded to Chicago to accumulate Younger turned the primary choose within the draft. The Bears used the choose to pick quarterback Caleb Williams out of USC.
The Panthers fired head coach Frank Reich midseason in 2023 and employed Canales as their new coach within the offseason. Younger continued to battle amid an 0-2 begin to the season, and Canales benched him in favor of Dalton, a 14-year NFL veteran and former Professional Bowler.
Dalton led the Panthers to a 36-22 win over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 3. That stands as their solely win of the season as they’ve misplaced 4 straight video games since, falling to 1-6. Younger has made transient aid appearances for Dalton throughout a pair of blowout losses to the Bears and Washington Commanders.
Now, due to Dalton’s harm, he’ll get one other likelihood to indicate what he is acquired as a starter. The Panthers will play the Broncos in Denver on Sunday afternoon.
