Report reveals who made decision to bench Bryce Young

Canales later told reporters that he was the one who began thinking about making a quarterback change after he watched the film.

“This is something after I watched the film, I looked at it, had a thought and started working on talking to the guys that we make decisions with,” Canales said. “There’s certainly a lot of parties involved there. Ultimately this comes on me, and my number one responsibility is to help the Panthers win. So this move, I believe, puts us in the best chance to do that.”

Tepper has a reputation for meddling in football decisions. There were rumors last year that former Panthers head coach Frank Reich wanted to draft C.J. Stroud and was overruled by Tepper, though the owner naturally denied that. Tepper fired Reich last year midway through Reich’s first season on the job.

It would be a surprise if Tepper was not consulted at all before Canales benched Young, but perhaps everyone has seen enough of the former Alabama star after his brutal start to the season.