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 a Carolina Panthers rookie who was in his third NFL game since returning from an ACL injury.

Panthers head coach Dave Canales told reporters on Monday that Brooks tore the ACL in his right knee, ending the rookie running back’s season and confirming the devastating suspicions of all who saw him fall to the ground without getting hit in the first half of Sunday’s 22-16 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

For the second time in 13 months, Panthers rookie RB Jonathon Brooks tore the ACL in his right knee. Brooks went down on a non-contact injury Sunday vs. the Eagles. He tore his ACL at Texas on Nov. 11, 2023. pic.twitter.com/fBbKAG36yD