Tag: Jonathon Brooks

Panthers HC Dave Canales provides injury update on RB Miles Sanders

Panthers HC Dave Canales was asked about RB Miles Sanders, who has missed the last three games with an ankle sprain.

We may have seen the last of Carolina Panthers running back Miles Sanders this season.

With rookie rusher Jonathon Brooks now out for the remainder of the campaign after re-tearing the ACL in his right knee, the offense has been forced to look for a No. 2 behind workhorse Chuba Hubbard. For now, it’ll likely be seventh-year veteran Mike Boone—who is expected to be called up from the practice squad for Sunday’s contest against the Dallas Cowboys.

But what about this year’s original No. 2?

Head coach Dave Canales was asked about Sanders’ status on Friday . . .

Sanders went down with the ankle injury in Carolina’s Week 10 win over the New York Giants in Munich, Germany. He is currently on the injured reserve list.

Prior to the sprain, Sanders rushed for 139 yards and a touchdown on 38 attempts. His 2024 average of 3.7 yards per carry currently stands as the second-lowest of his career.

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Panthers RB Jonathon Brooks speaks on tearing his ACL again

Panthers rookie RB Jonathon Brooks spoke to reporters for the first time since re-tearing the ACL in his right knee this past Sunday.

Carolina Panthers running back Jonathon Brooks spoke with reporters for the first time since Sunday’s devastating development.

The rookie, in the first quarter of this past weekend’s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, re-tore the ACL in his right knee on his very first carry of the game. Brooks, of course, missed the first 10 games of the year while completing the recovery from his first tear—which occurred in November of 2023.

“It happened on the cut . . . I don’t know, it just happened,” he stated in the locker room after Thursday’s practice. “I didn’t think, off of the cut, that it would’ve happened. But it did.

“There’s nothing you can do looking back on it, so I look onward and forward and know that God just has a greater situation for me ahead.”

The Panthers placed Brooks on injured reserve this past Tuesday.

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Panthers HC Dave Canales is asked about team’s plans for RB Velus Jones Jr.

Panthers HC Dave Canales believes Velus Jones Jr.’s transition from wide receiver to running back is a challenging one.

Now we know what the Carolina Panthers are classifying the newly-acquired Velus Jones Jr. as.

On Tuesday, the team signed Jones Jr. from the Jacksonville Jaguars’ practice squad to their active roster. The former third-round pick of the Chicago Bears entered the league as a wide receiver, but has been working from the running back position since the start of the 2024 season.

But where are the Panthers looking to play him?

Well, Jones Jr. has officially been listed as a running back by Carolina.

So, head coach Dave Canales was asked about working through the positional transition for the speedy weapon.

“Yeah, it’s a challenge,” Canales replied. “And I think it’s an opportunity to have a really talented athlete—six-feet, 200 [pounds], can run like crazy, he’s got some return value, all those things.

“But there’s a lot that goes into the running back position. You gotta respect the amount of pass protection things that go into it, coming over from receiver to running back. So that’s one of the biggest challenges.

“And then you don’t just hand the ball off and run these runs. There’s a way to run it. And fortunately, he’s got Chuba [Hubbard] to look at, and he’s got Mike Boone to look at, Raheem [Blackshear], who’s day-to-day—these guys have had familiarity. But, we’ll have to bring him on and see if he can help us in some way, shape or form.”

The Panthers placed rookie running back Jonathon Brooks, who re-tore the ACL in his right knee, on injured reserve yesterday. They’re also currently dealing with a chest injury to Raheem Blackshear, one of five non-participants from today’s practice session.

As of this week, it seems the Panthers plan on calling up the veteran Boone from the practice squad to back up their lead rusher in Hubbard.

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Panthers RB Jonathon Brooks, his injury and his increasingly debatable selection

RB Jonathon Brooks wasn’t too popular of a pick by the Panthers in the spring. And now that he’s re-torn his ACL, is it fair to question their selection?

The Carolina Panthers suffered two heartbreaking losses at Lincoln Financial Field this past Sunday. Not only did they lose the game, just missing out on the biggest upset of the 2024 season, but they also lost one of their very talented rookies.

Running back and 2024 second-round pick Jonathon Brooks re-tore the ACL in his right knee during his first and only carry of the Week 14 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. His rookie campaign was officially ended on Tuesday, as the team placed him on injured reserve.

This is the second tear to the same ACL in as many years. Brooks saw his collegiate career cut short in November of 2023, when he sustained the first tear while still playing for the University of Texas Longhorns.

Brooks’ year, which was already condensed upon missing the first 10 games of the season, is now over after only three appearances. And with ACL recoveries needing long-term fixes, the 21-year-old may not see in-game action again until 2026.

So, this latest setback has brought back the question that clouded this relationship when it first began—was Brooks worth the selection for the Panthers?

Was a running back worth the 46th overall pick, a spot the organization actually traded up to?

Why not take a prospect at a position of more immediate need—such as cornerback Mike Sainristil, center Zach Frazier or wide receiver Adonai Mitchell?

Was Brooks really the best available player on their board?

And if so, why take a player who is coming off a major injury?

When president of football operations and general manager Dan Morgan originally jumped to take Brooks, the intention was to surround quarterback Bryce Young with enough talent as possible. Brooks was arguably the best player at his position in last spring’s class and his talent would’ve given Carolina a potent one-two punch in the backfield, with veteran Chuba Hubbard leading the way.

The Panthers were expected to be a run-first team under first-year head coach Dave Canales. And with his regime focused on growth and development, Brooks was primed to eventually phase out Miles Sanders—the last regime’s failed free-agent signing from 2023.

In hindsight, no one could’ve expected Brooks to re-injure his knee. There is always risk in each draft selection, and not every one of them is going to work out as planned.

Now, this isn’t to say that Brooks is already a mistake—by any stretch of the imagination. The Panthers weren’t trying to build their team around the running back position—they’re trying to build it around their quarterback, and Brooks is an offensive weapon who was their top talent at that part of the draft.

But we won’t know, perhaps for a few more years, if Brooks really was the right call or not. He is a gifted running back—one that could’ve gone in the first round had he not been injured and one that would’ve provided a whole new dimension to the Carolina offense if he stayed healthy.

So while it is fair to question the investment, there is no definitive answer to it—at least not yet.

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Panthers’ updated roster following Tuesday’s flurry of moves

The Panthers added two players to their active roster on Tuesday.

The Carolina Panthers had themselves a pretty busy Tuesday.

Headlined by running back Jonathon Brooks’ placement on the season-ending injured reserve, the team made a total of six moves this afternoon. A pair of those adjustments will welcome in two additions to the active roster—wide receiver/running back Velus Jones Jr. and defensive lineman Sam Roberts, who was promoted from the practice squad.

So, let’s do a bit of housekeeping and give you the updated roster following the signings of Jones and Roberts . . .

Panthers place rookie RB Jonathon Brooks on IR

The rookie season of Panthers RB Jonathon Brooks is officially over.

The Carolina Panthers have officially closed up the book on Jonathon Brooks’ rookie season.

As announced on Tuesday afternoon, the team has placed the running back on injured reserve—which now ends his first NFL campaign. The 21-year-old re-tore the ACL in his right knee in the first quarter of Sunday’s 22-16 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles and is expected to undergo surgery.

Brooks missed the first 10 games of the season while still recovering from his first ACL tear, one he sustained as a member of the University of Texas Longhorns in November of 2023.

Head coach Dave Canales spoke about the brutal setback on Monday.

“My heart is with him,” Canales told reporters. “I mean, just the amount of work he put in to get back to this place, to get him to play. So, he’s heartbroken, I’m heartbroken, the whole group just feeling for him.

“So, we’ll be here every step of the way with him, supporting him through this journey. He knows how to do this. He’ll be able to attack it, and his focus is just gonna shift in terms of what he’s competing for.”

Carolina selected Brooks with the 46th overall pick of the 2024 draft.

He appeared in only three games.

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Panthers rookie RB Jonathon Brooks tears ACL

The Panthers selected Jonathon Brooks in the second round of the 2024 NFL draft.

Tragic news out of Carolina: It is being reported that the Panthers’ rookie running back, Jonathon Brooks, suffered a torn ACL and will miss the remainder of the season. The Panthers selected Brooks in the second round of the 2024 NFL draft out of the University of Texas.

This is the second time in just over a year that Brooks tore the ACL in his right knee, according to ESPN reporter Adam Schefter.

 

Brooks had played a very limited role in his first NFL season. He had only appeared in three games and his season ended with only nine carries for 22 rushing yards.

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Panthers RB Chuba Hubbard on Jonathon Brooks’ injury: ‘This will only make him better’

Panthers RB Chuba Hubbard talked about losing Jonathon Brooks to a season-ending ACL tear this week.

Carolina Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard may have to wait a long time to share a backfield again with teammate Jonathon Brooks. But the wait, just like the first one, may be worth it.

On Monday, Panthers head coach Dave Canales announced that Brooks sustained an ACL tear to his right knee in the first quarter yesterday’s 22-16 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. The rookie is now dealing with the very same injury that kept him out of the first 10 games of the 2024 campaign.

Hubbard, Brooks’ fellow back and the team’s leading rusher, was asked about the heartbreaking setback this afternoon:

Hubbard and Brooks played together in just three games. Brooks, over those outings, rushed for 22 yards on nine carries and added another 23 yards on three receptions.

The 21-year-old is expected to undergo surgery and will, of course, miss the remainder of the season.

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Panthers HC Dave Canales provides injury update on CB Jaycee Horn

Panthers CB Jaycee Horn made an early exit from Sunday’s loss to the Eagles due to a groin injury.

The Carolina Panthers are currently dealing with some heavy injury news, as they confirmed that rookie running back Jonathon Brooks re-tore the ACL in his right knee on Sunday. But luckily for cornerback Jaycee Horn, who is also in question following yesterday’s outing, his diagnosis is much more encouraging.

Horn made an early exit from Week 14’s 22-16 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles due to a groin injury. The fourth-year defender downplayed the severity of the issue after the game, a sentiment similar to what head coach Dave Canales communicated to reporters this afternoon.

“I think he’s day-to-day right now,” he said of Horn. “Checked out pretty good for what we hoped coming out of the game. But again, we just have to take it day by day and kinda see what his availability will be like this week.”

The 2021 eighth overall pick, who has yet to play a full campaign, sustained numerous setbacks over four-year NFL career. Coming into 2024, he sat out 29 of a possible 52 games due to injury.

Horn, however, has yet to miss a game this season.

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Panthers HC Dave Canales talks about Jonathon Brooks’ heartbreaking knee injury

Panthers HC Dave Canales is heartbroken over Jonathon Brooks’ devastating knee injury.

The Carolina Panthers lost their 2024 second-round pick to the very same injury that kept him out from the first 10 games of the season.

Head coach Dave Canales confirmed the worst this afternoon, telling reporters that running back Jonathon Brooks has re-torn the ACL in his right knee. The rookie was carted away from the sideline in the first quarter of yesterday’s 22-16 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles after sustaining the non-contact injury on his first and only carry of the outing.

Canales stated that Brooks will miss the remainder of the campaign and is set to undergo surgery.

“My heart is with him,” Canales said. “I mean, just the amount of work he put in to get back to this place, to get him to play. So, he’s heartbroken, I’m heartbroken, the whole group just feeling for him.

“So, we’ll be here every step of the way with him, supporting him through this journey. He knows how to do this. He’ll be able to attack it, and his focus is just gonna shift in terms of what he’s competing for.”

Brooks tore the same ACL last November, while playing for the University of Texas Longhorns. He was not able to participate in offseason workouts as a result of the recovery.

The Panthers debuted Brooks in Week 12 against the Kansas City Chiefs.

His rookie campaign ends after just three games.

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