Two weeks into August, Bryce Young ’s rebound script looked pretty tidy: Year 2 with Dave Canales tailoring things for him, new juice at receiver, and a chain-mover he clearly liked working the underneath stuff. Then, The Athletic dropped a roster note that flipped that script upside down. The WR squeeze is real, and the one guy Young seemed most ready to lean on could be the one cut short.

Yeah, The Athletic ’s roster projection laid it out: stashing seven receivers “ feels heavy ,” and if Carolina trims, the edge might go to special-teams value and Canales’ familiar guys. Not the pure slot technicians. Namely, Hunter Renfrow . And if Renfrow is the bubble name, that is primarily a Bryce Young problem.

“ With his underneath route running, Renfrow brings a different elemen

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