Greene, who finished his college career at Mississippi College, spoke with passion as he discussed his father’s legacy. I love being critiqued, I love being coached and it’s cool to have him in my corner.” He’s always going to be harder on me than the rest of the room, and I respect that. We just carved out some time, and it’s just always good to hear his feedback. In New York last year, he came up for a day when I was with the Giants. “We always carve out some time to just speak. “I always get time with Steve,” Proehl said. Smith coached Proehl up a bit on Friday, and the young wide receiver - who spent the spring in the XFL - was grateful for the time spent with one of his dad’s closest confidants. The 27-year-old receiver called Smith his second dad, given how much time the pair had spent together over the years. Proehl, a Charlotte native, served as a Panthers ball boy while attending Providence High School in Charlotte. You can just tell they’ve been around this world and carried themselves in that way. Smith and Polian were guests on Friday, while Greene and Proehl were hoping to forge their own career paths in the shadows of their talented fathers. “As a savvy veteran, he still needs the work, but we’ll focus on getting Bryce - as the younger player - focused on getting as many reps as we can.” Greene, Proehl try to create their Panthers legaciesĪ pair of potential second-generation Panthers players tried out for Carolina this weekend.Īustin Proehl - son of former Panthers receiver and position coach Ricky Proehl - and Gavin Greene - son of Hall of Fame pass rusher Kevin Greene - worked out in front of Reich, former receiver Steve Smith and former GM Bill Polian this weekend. “The good thing with Andy is he’s logged a lot (of work) the last couple of weeks,” Reich said. However, Reich also said that Young is likely to receive more reps than veteran Andy Dalton - the current starter - because the staff wants Young to get more experience throughout the offseason program. A couple of us coaches were talking - we like to talk about ‘low RPM mode,’ where it’s just easy for him, you can see that.”įollowing the minicamp’s final workout, Reich reiterated that Young would be the backup quarterback heading into the heart of the offseason program. You can just see him throwing the football out there - how easy it is for him. That’s the kind of player he is - how fast his mind thinks, and how gifted he is physically. “I think we all know that’s the kind of person he is. “I think he’s going to progress quickly in anything he does,” Reich said. Targeting the likes of second-round pick Jonathan Mingo, Vann and Austin Proehl (more on him later), Young was able to lead efficient practices under the guidance of Reich, offensive coordinator Thomas Brown and quarterbacks coach Josh McCown. Young, the first overall pick in April’s NFL Draft, put together back-to-back strong days to start his Panthers’ career. “He threw it to me, and I got to make him look good and catch the ball.” “I’m lucky he saw me,” Vann said with a laugh after practice. The play was the highlight of rookie minicamp, which concluded Saturday. Bryce Young floated out of the pocket to his left and kept his eyes downfield.Īfter avoiding the “rush” in the noncontact 11-on-11 drill, Young threw across his body - still on the move - and hit former South Carolina wideout Josh Vann - an undrafted rookie - on a deep crossing route toward the sideline for an impressive completion.
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