Back From 2023 ACL Injury, Panthers’ Rookie Running Back Tears It Again
Carolina’s Jonathan Brooks suffered his second ACL tear to the same knee during a loss to the Eagles.
Head coach Dave Canales of the Carolina Panthers looks on in the third quarter of a game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Dec. 8. Emilee Chinn/Getty Images
Carolina Panthers running back Jonathan Brooks can’t catch a break.
The rookie from Texas suffered his second ACL tear on the same knee during Sunday’s 22—16 loss against the Philadelphia Eagles, a little over a year after his initial tear in November 2023 during a 29—26 victory over TCU.
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