Miles Sanders

Brooks can be activated at any time. The rookie suffered a torn ACL last November while playing for Texas and is expected to be eased back into things. This news doesn't come as much of a surprise, given the timing of his injury and the fact that head coach Dave Canales said back in June that he may not be ready for camp. As long as Brooks is out, Chuba Hubbard is expected to handle RB1 duties in the Panthers' backfield, with Miles Sanders likely to spell him on occasional downs. It's too early to know when Brooks could be activated from the NFI, but it wouldn't be surprising if his absence stretched into the early part of the season.