The Carolina Panthers are celebrating their 30th season in the National Football League. Unfortunately, these are not happy times for the franchise. The team hasn’t made the playoffs since 2017 and is off to a 1-5 start this season. The Panthers have lost 10 more games in each of their last five seasons and are already halfway through those losses in 2024.

Of course, the big news for the team this season was that second-year quarterback Bryce Young was benched. The first overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft suffered from a tough rookie season. He played and started 16 games and completed just 59.8 percent of his throws for 2,877 yards. There were almost as many interceptions (10) as touchdown passes (11). Young ran for 253 yards without scores, was sacked 62 times and lost six of his 11 fumbles. Ouch!

This season, new head coach Dave Canales deposed the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner after just two starts. Against the Saints and Chargers, Young completed just 31 of 56 throws (55.4 percent) for just 245 yards, zero scores and three picks. He was also sacked six times in those consecutive losses. In Week 5 in Chicago, Young replaced current starter Andy Dalton during the team’s 36-10 loss to the Bears.

This week, the former Alabama star had a different role and according to Canales, he did a good job.

The 1-5 Panthers have the worst record in the NFC, tied with the Patriots, Browns and Jaguars for the worst record in the league. It could be a long afternoon in Washington on Sunday. In any case, the NFL trade deadline is Tuesday, November 5th at 4:00 p.m. ET. Would President of Football Operations/General Manager Dan Morgan actually consider letting Young go after less than two seasons? More importantly, which team would be interested in signing him?

This offseason, we saw former first-round picks like Mac Jones and Justin Fields move to new teams for very little compensation. Meanwhile, rookie free agent Jack Plummer, a member of the practice squad, is the only other quarterback on the team besides Dalton and Young.