Rookie Struggles Can Scar N.F.L. Quarterbacks. Bryce Young Might be the Exception.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Adam Thielen didn’t need six weeks of training camp and preseason practices to see a change in Bryce Young. Thielen noticed something different about the Carolina Panthers’ second-year quarterback in April when the team convened for the start of its offseason program.

“I saw it the day he got back here for OTAs. You could just see his mindset, his energy, his confidence. And I think his ability to just be himself,” Thielen said. “It’s difficult at times to be yourself when you first come to a new place and to a new league. You’re just trying to survive instead of being able to truly be yourself.”

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