Now that the dust has settled around the benching of former first overall pick Bryce Young by the Carolina Panthers, let's take a trip down memory lane and revisit the trade made to get him less than 18 months ago. The Bears, giving Justin Fields one more year, put the pick up for auction, and the Panthers came calling. It was not cheap to get the deal done, but the Panthers thought they had their future face of the franchise. It turns out they did not. So what did the Panthers end up giving up for the right to draft Young? Let's take a look: Carolina Gets: 2023 NFL Draft No. 1 overall pick (Bryce Young) Chicago Gets: -2023 NFL Draft No. 9 overall pick (traded down one slot, selected OT Darnell Wright) -2023 NFL Draft No. 61 overall pick (CB Tyrique Stevenson) -2024 NFL Draft first round pick (turned into the No. 1 overall pick and QB Caleb Williams) -2025 NFL Draft second round pick -WR D.J. Moore The Bears also received a fourth round pick in 2024 from their trade down from the No. 9 pick to the No. 10 pic
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