Good evening Panthers fans! We’re into training camp and a lot of information is floating around the internet. I’m here to try and highlight some pieces I think fans want to know about and just help you keep up with all the happenings in general! This is not an all encompassing piece, so if there’s something that happened that you find interesting/exciting, feel free to share below!
Nic Scourton is out for the season
One day into training camp, and the Panthers have lost their first casualty for the season, and it was their promising
young 2025 2nd round pick, EDGE Nic Scourton. Scourton appeared primed to have a big role on this front seven opposite Jaelen Phillips, but we’re going to have to wait til 2027 as Scourton went down with what appeared to be a severe knee injury early in the day. Speculation was it was very serious due to how he and the players around him reacted, and sure enough, its a torn ACL. Horrible news for the Panthers, sending best wishes to Nic on a speedy and healthy recovery.
Other tidbits
- Running back Jonathon Brooks practiced in training camp for the first time in his career (shout-out to Mike Kaye for that factoid). While I know many fans have been skeptical of his health, he appears primed to have a significant role in the offense if this direction continues.
- The Panthers have officially announced rookie first round pick Monroe Freeling will be starting at right tackle to start the year given the medical issue keeping Taylor Moton out. Initially, Freeling was set to enter a competition with Rasheed Walker at left tackle, but the team quickly created a new plan for Moton’s absence.
- Dave Canales said OL Brady Christensen “looked good” in his first training camp action back with the team. Christensen is coming off a torn Achilles last season, but he may be needed sooner than later if the Panthers injury luck continues.
- Canales also said he’s optimistic that Jaycee Horn will return in the next couple weeks from his foot injury, which was a laceration requiring stitches. Good news for an otherwise heavy amount of injury news this off-season.
- Tetairoa McMillan and LB Trevin Wallace are fully practicing after being limited in OTAs. I doubt I have to go into how important McMillan is, but Wallace is returning from an injury and is expected to be the 2nd linebacker starting alongside Devin Lloyd on the interior.
What are you all looking for/seeing from the Panthers during training camp, Panthers fans? Comment down below!
