CHARLOTTE, N.C. — 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.» Young, officially listed at 5-foot10 and 1/8, tied Kyler Murray of the Arizona Cardinals for the shortest quarterback ever taken at No.
1 overall. He is just the fourth quarterback to get drafted after measuring shorter than 6 feet tall at the NFL scouting combine, joining Murray, Johnny Manziel (5-foot-11 and 3/4) and Russell Wilson (5-foot-10 and 5/8).
Only Wilson has had sustained success in the NFL, winning a Super Bowl and being selected to nine Pro Bowls. «I know that size has been something that everyone wants to talk about,» said Young, who is 4½ inches shorter than the