Panthers QB Bryce Young addresses knee injury after Week 8 loss to Packers

Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young isn't playing at 100 percent. But that, based off the reactions from head coach Dave Canales and Young himself, doesn't seem to be too great of a concern—at least for now.

Young's knee issue, which he sustained back in the Week 3 loss to the Cleveland Browns , has kept his name on the injury report for the last handful of games. The effects of that problem seemed most obvious on Thursday night, throughout the Panthers' 27-19 loss to the Green Bay Packers.

With his offensive line failing to keep the pocket clean time and time again, Young—as he usually would—opted not to use his legs to extend plays. He was pressured on a career-high 22 dropbacks, and attempted zero scrambles.

Canales was asked if he thinks Young has been hampered by the injury.

"Maybe," he replied. "I would say that he certainly doesn't look like he's got that quick make-you-miss kind of deal. But he was able to create some space for himself.

"But the rush got after us, and that's the bottom line. We gotta take care of that first part of it so we have an element of time to be able to execute the play."

Well, he's not wrong. The rush got after Young for a total of six sacks, forcing the Panthers to become one-dimensional on offense.

Young was later asked if the knee has been bothering him.

"I'm fine," he stated. "Everyone's dealing with something at this point in the year. It's football. Nothing like that is an excuse."

That knee might see an even tougher test in Week 9, when the Panthers host the daunting defense of the Denver Broncos .

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