Carolina Panthers No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young could not have had a worse start to his professional career, as he followed a terrible rookie season under Frank Reich with a benching just two weeks into life under Dave Canales.
Young's hot finish to the 2024 season has helped breathe new life into his tenure as Panthers quarterback, which comes as a relief to his old coach in Reich. After all, Reich helped oversee a rookie year that would have ruined players with less fortitude.
"It was terrible for him; it was terrible for all of us who were a part of it," said Reich, who is the interim head coach at a Stanford program managed by his prize pupil in Andrew Luck.