By way of six video games this season, the Carolina Panthers are 1-5. They began the yr scoring 10 factors of their first sport and three of their second. After an 0-2 begin, head coach Dave Canales made the robust determination to bench former #1 total choose Bryce Younger.
Veteran QB Andy Dalton began in Week 3 for Carolina and the workforce received 36-22 vs. the Raiders. Dalton has began each sport since then and the workforce has misplaced three in a row. Chuba Hubbard has been the workforce’s main RB by the primary six video games. Ian Rapoport of the NFL Community reported that Panthers rookie RB Jonathon Brooks was designated to return from the non-football damage record.
Jonathon Brooks had his 21-day follow window opened by the Panthers
Reinforcements:
— The #Panthers have designated rookie RB Jonathon Brooks to return from the non-football damage record, opening his window.
— The #Browns have designated S Juan Thornhill for return to follow, opening his window.— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 16, 2024
Within the second spherical of the 2024 NFL draft, Jonathon Brooks was chosen by the Panthers out of Texas. Brooks was the backup to Falcons’ RB Bijan Robinson whereas he was in faculty. It wasn’t till the 2023 season that Brooks lastly bought his probability to be the featured again for the Longhorns. Brooks carried the ball 187 instances in 2023 for 1,139 yards and 10 touchdowns. He added 25 catches for 286 yards and a receiving landing.
In November 2023, Brooks suffered a torn ACL and the rookie had been recovering from that damage all offseason and into 2024. Brooks was on the PUP record to start out the yr. On Wednesday, the Panthers opened his 21-day follow window and Brooks has three weeks to get again on the sphere. Brooks hasn’t performed soccer in over 10 months however there’s an opportunity he’s the Panthers’ featured RB when he’s wholesome. Chuba Hubbard had 485 speeding yards and two touchdowns in six begins this season. It is going to be fascinating to see how the backfield carries are cut up when Brooks and Hubbard are each lively.
