CHARLOTTE — There was an hour and a half until kickoff. Guys mingled about in the locker room and athletic training room, receiving pregame treatment, listening to music, playing cards, and working through their normal pregame rituals.

Through the cracked-open door of the team meeting room came the rhythmic thump of a basketball bouncing against the floor, then the periodic swish against the net. That's typically where you find Bryce Young when there's downtime, putting up a basketball on the goal installed at the front of the room, attempting to beat the ever-evolving record for most makes in a row. Sometimes he's joined by Andy Dalton , the two quarterbacks playing one-on-one, sometimes it's just a chance to catch a moment to himself.

This Saturday night, though, he's happily releg

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