Several teams have expressed an interest in trading for Bryce Young, despite the fact that coach Dave Canales said the Carolina Panthers do not intend to trade the former No. 1 overall pick, league sources told ESPN.
The Panthers have been contacted by certain teams, according to league sources, while other teams have mulled a Young trade within their own organizations.
Although the Panthers have said that they don't plan to trade Young at this time, sources around the league believe it is only a matter of time before Carolina actually does complete a deal involving the second-year quarterback — with the most likely time coming at some point in the offseason.
For now, the Panthers still would like Young to back up their new starting quarterback Andy Dalton and believe there is a chance that they could turn to Young again later this season, depending on how the upcoming weeks play out, according to sources.
Young, who was benched Monday in favor of Dalton, has struggled and not looked like a quarterback drafted No. 1 overall, but he still is expected to return some trade value to Carolina — albeit far short of what the Panthers traded to the Bears last year move up to the No. 1 spot to select him in the draft.
In 2019, the Cardinals traded 2018 first-round draft pick Josh Rosen to the Dolphins for a second-round pick, the 62nd overall selection, that Arizona used on wide receiver Andy Isabella.
Last offseason, three former first-round quarterbacks were traded. The Jets traded former No. 2 overall pick Zach Wilson, along with a seventh-round pick, to the Broncos for a sixth-round pick. The Bears traded former first-round pick Justin Fields to the Steelers for a sixth-round pick that could become a fourth-rounder based on
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