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Brooks (knee), who remains on the reserve/non-football injury list after having had his 21-day practice window opened Wednesday, was listed as a limited participant on Carolina's first Week 7 injury report.

Brooks, who is working his way back from an ACL tear sustained during his final collegiate season at Texas, practiced in full pads without a brace on his right knee, per David Newton of ESPN.com. Head coach Dave Canales said the Panthers will take things a "week at a time" in terms of ramping up Brooks' activity, according to Steve Reed of the Associated Press. With that in mind, Brooks doesn't look as though he'll be rushed back into action for Sunday's game against Washington. Whenever the rookie second-round pick is cleared to make his NFL debut, he'll likely be eased into the Carolina backfield mix rather than immediately usurping Chuba Hubbard as the No. 1 option.

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