Getty The Carolina Panthers made the expected move on Bryce Young , but that does not make it a small one. Carolina picked up the fifth-year option on Young’s rookie contract, the team announced on Wednesday , April 29, keeping the former No. 1 overall pick under contract through the 2027 season. The Panthers described the decision as “easy” and one that had been made months earlier, with the paperwork filed this week. For Young, it is another marker in a career that looked much less settled