Panthers' QB Bryce Young shows frustration during practice drill - ESPN

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Rookie quarterback Bryce Young finally showed visible frustration in training camp, but not so much that Carolina coach Frank Reich was concerned.

The frustration came near the end of Saturday's practice when Young couldn't get a play off before the whistle after moving the offense into scoring position in a two-minute drill.

The top pick of the 2023 NFL draft put his hands on the side of his helmet and shook his head as the defense celebrated the stop. It was a rare moment for a player Reich and Carolina players consistently have said never gets rattled.

«He's really harder on himself more than anybody,'' Reich said after one of the longest and hottest practices of camp. „A quarterback, you've just got to be unflappable. And I think we all know Bryce has that gene. Nothing really changes his pulse.

“But yet, he's the ultimate competitor, he's got that drive to be great. So that's what you want.''

That Young waited that long to show frustration actually was impressive. On a day when he completed 7 of 15 passes there were three drops, two in the end zone, and multiple pre-snap penalties that led to the defense winning the day.

There also were a few times where it appeared the receiver ran the wrong route, and more than the normal amount of balls thrown high and out of bounds.

»As a competitor... we all get frustrated,'' Young said. «But we have to do a better job of bringing stuff back and really stepping back and making sure that even if it's not our day, for one period or one play, we're able to flip the script.

»We didn't do a good enough job of that today. But that's what training camp is for.''

On the two-minute drive, everything was going as planned but the offense still needed a touchdown,