Panthers hold first practice post roster cutdowns

The roster is still destined to both change with waiver claims, and grow with the practice squad (due to be initially set on Wednesday).

As such, these practices could look different yet again before the week is out. Still, with the regular season kicking off for Carolina on Sept. 8, each new change now has a ripple affect, touching the game plan as well. It means coaches have their work cut out for them to get each possible player ready, but the same could be said for Young.

While the quarterback points out he has nothing to do with any waiver claims—”that’s above my pay grade,” he joked—he could be asked to help bring along pass-catchers, something Dave Canales left the door open to on Monday.

“From my perspective, if it’s, again, if it’s a position that I’m around, it’s my job as well to make sure that I’m having conversations, we’re going over things, having talks. If it means going over extra things and watching film or talking through plays or the game plan. It’s my job as well, just as much to make sure that, for the team’s sake, we are as acclimated as can be, we’re on the same page.

“I’ll do whatever it takes to get us to the best position we can, come next week.”