The Carolina Panthers officially have their 2024 second-round pick at their disposal.
As announced on Wednesday, the team has moved running back Jonathon Brooks to their active roster. Carolina had until 4 p.m. ET today to activate the 21-year-old rookie, who began the regular season on the reserve/non-football injury list.
Brooks tore his ACL on Nov. 11, 2023, while still playing for the University of Texas Longhorns. Although he was expecting to be healthy by training camp, the 46th overall selection did not end up participating in offseason workouts.
Head coach Dave Canales spoke about activating Brooks, as well as fellow rookie and defensive lineman Jaden Crumedy, following this afternoon’s practice.
“We’ll bring Crum and Brooks onto the team,” he told reporters. “We still gotta evaluate today, tomorrow as far as if they’re up or not for the game. We’ll make that decision later on in the week, but we will expect those guys to be on the team.”
Canales also touched on the possibility of outside linebacker D.J. Wonnum suiting up soon.
“Wonnum is really close,” he said. “I feel pretty good about him. Again, I think he’s in a position where tomorrow will be a full-steam practice all the way throughout. So that’ll give him a real good sense of if he’s ready to handle the challenge of a full game.
“But I’m encouraged by what he’s done in the last two weeks. So, I think, with a solid day tomorrow, that can be another guy that can show up for us.”
Wonnum, who signed a two-year deal with Carolina this past spring, has yet to play this season due to his recovery from a quadriceps tear.
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