Jonathon Brooks has suffered another debilitating knee injury.
Jonathon Brooks went down in the backfield on his lone touch yesterday without being touched. The player took a handoff and tried to do a jump cut to the outside and his knee gave out. It was a troubling sight for arookie who was in his third NFL game since returning from an ACL injury. Now, the team has confirmed the worst: it's another tear of the same ACL.Jonathon Brooks was trending towards being a first-round pick before suffering a torn ACL in his final year at Texas.
After getting some imaging done, what every Panthers fan feared was confirmed. Not only was it a torn ACL, but the same exact knee he just recovered from. Dave Canalesthat he would miss the rest of the year. He will probably miss the majority of next season as well. Brooks and recently-extended running back Chuba Hubbard were poised to form a dominant running back duo, but now Hubbard will have to remain the workhorse. It's unclear when Brooks will come back and how good he can be following a second knee surgery.Zachary is a graduate of Southern Adventist University. He earned a degree in Mass Communication with an emphasis in Writing and Editing. He has covered sports, video games, entertainment and is a lifelong Carolina Panthers fan.
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