Benched before, Panthers' Andy Dalton relates to Bryce Young

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers quarterback Andy Dalton attempted to appear inconspicuous at his locker last week as reporters gathered nearby in hopes of talking to Bryce Young for the first time since he was replaced by Dalton after an 0-2 start. Yet Dalton's eyes were locked in, his mind reflecting on the time he went through what Young, No. 1 pick of the 2023 draft, is going through now.

That happened in 2019, when Dalton and the Cincinnati Bengals were off to an 0-8 start and coach Zac Taylor benched the 2011 second-round pick in favor of rookie Ryan Finley.

On Dalton's birthday.

A few months later, Dalton was released as the Bengals were poised to select…