Panthers rookie Bryce Young admits delivering DoorDash for extra cash during Alabama career

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Before Bryce Young was the Carolina Panthers’ first overall pick, or even a college football star for the Alabama Crimson Tide on his way to a Heisman Trophy, he was a DoorDash driver. 

That’s right: The 2021 Heisman Trophy winner for the Crimson Tide was delivering food to people during his college career on the way to ultimately being selected first overall in this year’s NFL Draft by the Panthers as their next hopeful franchise quarterback. 

Young explained how, before NIL, he was just trying to make some cash for himself while in Tuscaloosa. 

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Bryce Young looks to pass during Carolina Panthers Training Camp at Wofford College on July 27, 2023, in Spartanburg, South Carolina. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

"I did that for a while, I guess from when I got there and got my feel on the ground as far as – when I first got there I was really learning the playbook and everything," he explained, via ESPN. 

When Young arrived on campus, Mac Jones was the starting quarterback for the Crimson Tide, so he didn’t have to worry too much about starting on Saturdays, though he did see time in seven contests. 

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As a key member of the Alabama football program, people in Tuscaloosa may have recognized Young while he was out delivering food. But he said, because of COVID-19 protocols, he was disguised a bit. 

"Honestly, I would have a mask on and a hoodie and I would really only accept the drop-it-at-my-door orders. For the most part, I never really got recognized or anything."

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