{"id":1108,"date":"2026-06-02T21:07:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T21:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=1108"},"modified":"2026-06-02T21:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T21:07:17","slug":"jonathon-brooks-held-out-of-team-reps-why-carolina-panthers-arent-worried","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=1108","title":{"rendered":"Jonathon Brooks held out of team reps. Why Carolina Panthers aren\u2019t worried"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s true that Jonathon Brooks didn\u2019t participate in team drills during the Carolina Panthers\u2019 OTA session on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s also true that Dave Canales isn\u2019t sweating it.<\/p>\n

The head coach told reporters that the decision to limit Brooks\u2019 reps Tuesday was a product of ramping up the former second-round pick\u2019s workload. After all, the 22-year-old running back has only played three games in two NFL seasons<\/a> due to ACL tears in back-to-back years on the same knee.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust a rest day,\u201d Canales said. \u201cWe have him on a good rhythm of loading him up, getting some good work, and then just making sure we back off and increase his load. Similar with Jaelan Phillips and Pat Jones \u2014 two other guys … we just had them take vet days today. … Even at this time of year, it\u2019s a lot of movement, a lot of speed out there. And we just try to be smart with certain guys and make sure that their rhythms are right.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, though, Canales clarified: Brooks looks \u201cgreat.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c(That\u2019s) in the run game, certainly, but also in the pass game,\u201d Canales said. \u201cHalf of his highlights when he was coming out are screen passes, wides, things down the field. He has a great ability to catch the ball, track the ball and transition once he catches it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brooks said he feels great, too. He looked the part on Tuesday in his limited reps but especially did last week<\/a> \u2014 when he was essentially \u201cfull-go,\u201d flexing his speed in the run game and agility in the receiving game.<\/p>\n

Such reports were welcomed by a fan base that has been waiting two years for Brooks, the running back out of Texas and the first back taken in the 2024 draft. When asked if he felt \u201c100%\u201d on Tuesday, he stopped short of saying that. He instead said that while he doesn\u2019t have \u201cany hesitations\u201d about trusting his knee, there\u2019s still a ways to go for him to be the football player he knows he can be.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting back out there, it\u2019s been a little over a year since I went against a defense,\u201d Brooks said Tuesday. \u201cObviously it takes some time to get used to. But it\u2019s been good so far. I\u2019m just trusting in their plan, and the prep so far has been pretty good.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ve hit my full speed yet. But it feels good to be back out there. Like I said, just trusting in my journey that God has for me, and not looking at other people\u2019s journeys, other people\u2019s injuries, and be like, \u2018Oh, he came back at this time.\u2019 Just trusting in my process. And really making sure that I feel 100% and that I\u2019m doing what\u2019s best for myself in terms of rehab to get myself back out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Brooks, in nine quarters in 2024 and none in 2025, has produced 22 rushing yards and 23 receiving yards on 12 total NFL touches. The Panthers figured out a suitable \u201cPlan B\u201d with him sidelined last year \u2014 the emergence of Rico Dowdle was massive for the offense and the team as a whole. But this year, with Dowdle in Pittsburgh<\/a> and Hubbard as the starter, it\u2019s feeling more and more like Brooks will be given the chance to claim his spot as the undisputed RB2.<\/p>\n

Brooks isn\u2019t looking that far ahead, he told reporters Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, I\u2019m solely focused on OTAs,\u201d Brooks said. \u201cI\u2019m solely focused on stacking good days. Stacking days where I can be out there with my teammates and just getting ready.\u201d<\/p>\n

His teammates can tell how much joy he has playing. Why? Because they saw all the work that has gone into his return.<\/p>\n

\u201cJB was here every day,\u201d Trevor Etienne told The Charlotte Observer on Tuesday. \u201cJB is a guy that\u2019s always around the facility. You can call JB for whatever, whenever, he\u2019s there. He\u2019s one of those types of guys. Selfless, all about everybody else and that\u2019s one thing that makes him special as a person.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among the other things Brooks mentioned in his media availability: His late father, Skip<\/a>, is always with him, whenever he\u2019s working out or playing football. He never felt isolated last year, he said; he credits that to his faith but also being at the facility regularly and having great mentors like Hubbard to keep him grounded<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speaking of Hubbard, Brooks told reporters that he and the former 2021 draft pick are quite competitive with one another. How competitive? The two have talked trash over who … is taller. Yes, it was a debate. And yes, according to Brooks, he won it.<\/p>\n

When asked if Brooks knows his top speed \u2014 such metrics are recorded nowadays \u2014 the running back shrugged and said he doesn\u2019t know.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s up there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He smiled.<\/p>\n

\u201cFaster than Chuba, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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