Bryce Young says he doesn’t believe he’s entitled to respect from his new Panthers teammates or anybody in the NFL just because he was the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft.
— Bryce Young says he doesn’t believe he’s entitled to respect from his new Carolina Panthers teammates or anybody in the NFL just because he was the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft.
“I am super grateful for what has happened in my past and for being selected where I was, but I know that doesn’t entitle me to anything,” the former Alabama star said Friday during his introductory news conference at Bank of America Stadium.
“You know it is on me to prove myself, to show up every day and work and earn the respect of the people around me.”
The 5-foot-10, 204-pound Young also doesn’t believe his size will have anything to do with whether he succeeds or fails in the NFL.
“I only know one way to play the quarterback position with this size relative to everyone around me,” the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner said. “I don’t really look at it as an advantage or a disadvantage.”
Young appreciated being asked how his size is an advantage after spending his career being asked how his size is a detriment.
“You make my dad happy with that one,” he said with a smile as looked over at his father, Craig. “He always wanted somebody to ask that question.
