Overview
- Brooks is scheduled to rotate with Chuba Hubbard and receive early drives with the starters in the preseason game on Saturday, Aug. 15 in Buffalo.
- Coaches say Brooks has been a full participant in 2026 training camp and is in strong condition after missing the 2025 season following a second torn ACL.
- Saturday will be Brooks’s first game action since Week 14 of 2024 and the Panthers plan to use his snaps to evaluate his knee, durability, and on-field timing.
- Dave Canales confirmed Brooks remains behind Hubbard on the depth chart but suggested solid preseason play could earn him meaningful touches during the regular season.
- The team’s handling of other injuries and tightened practice-contact rules is shaping how reps are allotted and will affect the amount of game time Brooks receives.