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Two teams looking to improve on their dismal 2024 seasons square off in NFL preseason action as Bryce Young and the Carolina Panthers host Shedeur Sanders and the Cleveland Browns on Friday. The Panthers got off to a rough start last season,

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Injured Carolina Panthers cornerback Jaycee Horn, center, stands with his teammates during action against the Cleveland Browns on Aug. 8, 2025, at Bank of America Stadium. The Browns defeated the Panthers 30-10. JEFF SINER [email protected]

It's pretty unusual l to see major media outlets openly questioning an NFL head coach this early in the season. That several have been so vocally critical of Carolina Panthers coach Dave Canales' decision not to play his starters in tonight's preseason finale against the Pittsubrgh Steelers says a lot about the wisdom of that call.

Carolina is expected to sit its top two quarterbacks, Bryce Young and Andy Dalton, giving the Steelers’ defense another potential edge early in the game. While the Panthers finalize a battle for the third QB spot, Skylar Thompson will try to wrap up the No. 3 QB job for Pittsburgh.

The Detroit Lions currently have nine former UFL players on their roster, including three who used to play for the Michigan Panthers.

One NFL analyst has the Carolina Panthers primed for a big year. Meanwhile, the other forecasts gloom and doom for Dave Canales’s club this upcoming season.