Few things are more important to Carolina than their young, No. 1 QB pick who is comfortable and successful. While there were plenty of moments, Young completed 59.2 percent of his passes for 299 yards in two games, with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
Maybe another starting WR will help Young’s development. Panthers general manager Scott Fitterer said he wants to be involved in every deal, and this is another example. The team could also look to trade for a safety with Xavier Woods dealing with a hamstring injury, sources said.
Although they started the season 0-3, the Panthers have not signaled to other teams that they are interested in trading players for draft picks, sources said. Sure, it’s still relatively early in the year for most trades, as teams are still making plans themselves after the first month of the season and a full month before the league’s Oct. 31 trade deadline. .
The Broncos, for example, are not in trade mode despite last week’s historic loss to the Dolphins, sources said. Denver’s general manager George Paton is a man who often participates in trade calls, and they have two receivers in Courtland Sutton and Jerry Jeudy, who have gained interest in trades in the offseason. But Denver isn’t there yet.
There are always trade rumors and speculation about top receivers on teams with sub-.500 records, and Justin Jefferson caught the wind of some this past week. The Vikings dealing with Kirk Cousins (with a no-trade clause) and Jefferson mean nothing to the Minnesota team that made the playoffs last year, and Jefferson is not in it.
“I’m tired of people saying we’re looking at next season or all the trades and stuff like that,” Jefferson told reporters last Thursday. “We’re still focused on this season.”