ch ▁a ▁s ack ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁his ▁B ears ▁career , ▁although ▁he ▁did ▁block ▁a ▁Mason ▁C ros by ▁kick . ▁In ▁Week ▁ 5 ▁at ▁the ▁Carolina ▁Pan thers , ▁he ▁s ack ed ▁Cam ▁Newton ▁once , ▁although ▁the ▁B ears ▁lost ▁the ▁game ▁ 2 4 - 3 1 . ▁In ▁Week ▁ 6 ▁against ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Fal cons , ▁he ▁not ched ▁ 2 ▁more ▁s acks ▁in ▁a ▁B ears ▁ 2 7 - 1 3 ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁Fal cons . ▁Unfortunately , ▁the ▁Chicago ▁B ears ▁def ensive ▁unit ▁had ▁increased ▁injury ▁and ▁performance ▁issues ▁throughout ▁the ▁year ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁decre ased ▁production ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁Young ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁gain ▁three ▁more ▁s acks ▁throughout ▁the ▁season ▁against ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Vik ings , ▁Dallas ▁Cow bo ys , ▁and ▁New ▁Orleans ▁Sain ts . ▁Will ie ▁Young ▁ended ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁career - high ▁and ▁team ▁high ▁ 1 0 ▁s acks . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁B ears ▁switching ▁to ▁a ▁ 3 - 4 ▁base , ▁Young ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁outside ▁line back er ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁He ▁recorded ▁a ▁s ack ▁in ▁five ▁consecutive ▁games ▁( we eks ▁eleven ▁to ▁fifteen ), ▁the ▁third ▁player ▁in ▁franch ise ▁history ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁after ▁Steve ▁Mc Michael ▁and ▁Brian ▁Ur la cher . ▁▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Young ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁two - year