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What Browns superstar Myles Garrett said about Panthers QB Bryce Young’s growth

The Panthers and Browns had a joint practice this week in preparation for their preseason clash. One of the NFL's top defenders praised Carolina's QB.
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Aug 2, 2025; Charlottle, NC, USA; Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young (9) jogs to the huddleduring Fanfest at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images
Aug 2, 2025; Charlottle, NC, USA; Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young (9) jogs to the huddleduring Fanfest at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images | Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images

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The Carolina Panthers and Cleveland Browns take the field on Friday night at Charlotte in each team’s 2025 preseason opener. The clubs got to know each other a little better via a joint practice on Wednesday.

Kevin Stefanski’s club is coming off a 3-14 season and dropped its final six games in 2024. The Panthers finished 5-12 in ’24, but did win four of their final nine contests.

Browns’ defensive end Myles Garrett is one of the league’s premier pass rushers. The six-time Pro Bowler and three-time First Team All-Pro has totaled 10-plus sacks in seven consecutive seasons, so he knows something about opposing quarterbacks. The first overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft sees a lot of positives in Panthers’ signal-caller Bryce Young, the top selection in the 2023 NFL draft.

Myles Garrett likes what he sees in Panthers’ QB Bryce Young

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Jul 28, 2025; Berea, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett (95) during training camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images | Ken Blaze-Imagn Images

“I think they really rallied around him and they’re seeing that he can lead this team and do well,” explained Garrett (via Joseph Person of The Athletic). “The playmaking and game-changing ability hasn’t changed. I think it’s just him finding his own confidence, being comfortable in the role and then allowing him to lead and standing behind him, I think that was big for him. And he’s only going to continue to settle in and become a bigger and bigger playmaker.”

General manager Dan Morgan has surrounded Young with more playmakers, namely rookie wide receivers Tetairoa McMillan and Jimmy Horn Jr., as well as veteran wideout Hunter Renfrow. The team is looking for the emerging quarterback to pick up where he left off in 2024. In the team’s final 10 outings, he threw 15 touchdown passes compared to only six interceptions, plus ran for 223 yards and five scores. It’s shaping up as an important year for Young and head coach Dave Canales as expectations have risen a bit in Carolina.

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Russell Baxter
RUSSELL BAXTER

Russell S. Baxter has been writing and researching the game of football for more than 40 years, and on numerous platforms. That includes television, as he spent more than two decades at ESPN, and was part of shows that garnered five Emmy Awards. He also spent the 2015 NFL season with Thursday Night Football on CBS/NFLN.