CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers coach Dave Canales did not sound alarmed.
Several top players, such as guard Robert Hunt and outside linebackers Jaelan Phillips and Patrick Jones II, are nursing minor injuries and were sidelined from Tuesday's NFL offseason training activities (OTAs) practice.
Breakout candidate Jonathon Brooks, who is trying to come back from back-to-back right knee surgeries, was also held out of specific team drills. The third-year running back missed all of 2025.
Hunt, who suffered a torn left biceps during Week 2 last season, suffered from what Canales described as "some soreness." He was expected to participate in Thursday's workout.
"The last two days we just brought him down a little bit and we'll get him back out there on Thursday, I think," Canales said.
Phillips and Jones were awarded rest days.
"Even in this time of year, it's a lot of movement, it's a lot of speed out there," Canales said. "We just try to be smart with certain guys and make sure the rhythm is right.
"We'll get them rolling pretty soon."
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