Bryce Young will not play in preseason opener against Patriots [Video]

While some coaches will have their starting quarterback take the field in the preseason opener, Dave Canales will not be one of them.

The Panthers’ HC told reporters in his Tuesday press conference that Bryce Young will not play in Thursday’s contest against the Patriots.

“We’ll take that week-to-week and get a sense for, do we need to get him out there in this system and get a couple of series and do that? That’s something that I’ve done in the past. We’ve done both. So, for this game, he will not play,” Canales said.

Canales was a part of a staff that had starters play last year with the Buccaneers, but Canales noted that Tampa Bay was having a quarterback competition between Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask.

“This is different. We know who our guys is and he’s doing a fantastic job,” Canales said of Young. “The growth and all that matters. I’ve seen the …