Panthers' Jonathon Brooks: Practice window opens
The Panthers announced Wednesday that Brooks (knee) has had his 21-day window to return to practice opened. Darin Gantt of the team's official site reports.
Head coach Dave Canales said Monday that Brooks was on track to return to practice, and Carolina made the move official two days later as the team kicked off Week 7 prep. The rookie second-round pick began the 2024 season on the reserve/non-football injury list while recovering from an ACL tear in his right knee, an injury he suffered during his final collegiate season at Texas. The Panthers will now have a three-week timeframe to evaluate Brooks in practice before he would need to be added to the 53-man roster, and given that he missed all of OTAs, training camp and the preseason while recovering from the injury, he could need the full window to get ramped back up. Once he's activated from the NFI list, Brooks will work to push for a role alongside Chuba Hubbard atop the Panthers' backfield, though his first task will be to usurp backup Miles Sanders.
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