Questionable
Injury Knee - Meniscus
Est. Return 6/1/2025
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Expects to be ready for Week 1
Brown (knee) said Wednesday that he's participating in voluntary offseason workouts and expects to be ready for the start of the regular season, David Newton of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Brown missed all but one game of the 2024 season due to a meniscus injury, though he suited up for all 17 games in back-to-back prior seasons, including a 2023 campaign in which he tallied a career-best 103 tackles (57 solo), including 2.0 sacks, six passes defensed and one interception. Getting the 2020 first-round pick back to full health will be crucial to the performance of Carolina's defensive front.
Brown missed all but one game of the 2024 season due to a meniscus injury, though he suited up for all 17 games in back-to-back prior seasons, including a 2023 campaign in which he tallied a career-best 103 tackles (57 solo), including 2.0 sacks, six passes defensed and one interception. Getting the 2020 first-round pick back to full health will be crucial to the performance of Carolina's defensive front.
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How do Derrick Brown's measurables compare to other defensive ends?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 5"Weight
320 lbs40-Yard Dash
5.16 secShuttle Time
4.79 secCone Drill
8.22 secVertical Jump
27.0 inBroad Jump
108 inBench Press
28 repsHand Length
9.00 inArm Length
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Brown and the Panthers have found a recipe for success and appear ready to stick to it. After struggling to make the impact expected of a No. 7 overall pick for the first two years of his career, Carolina committed to having Brown plug the line and defend the run at an elite level. Brown's rate of snaps as a pass rusher have fallen each season and his production has trended the opposite direction, culminating in Brown's first 100-tackle campaign of his career in 2023. It's safe to expect more of the same in the upcoming season, as the sides agreed to a massive four-year, $96 million extension in April. Brown won't be the most exciting pick, particularly when compared to the elite pass rushers in the league, but he's a plenty impactful player in his own right.
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Goes on IR, season over
Carolina placed Brown (knee) on injured reserve Tuesday. He'll miss the remainder of the 2024 season, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.
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Expected to undergo knee surgery
Brown (knee) is feared to have suffered a season-ending meniscus injury during Sunday's 47-10 loss to the Saints, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
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Lands massive contract extension
Brown has agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Panthers, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
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Record-setting season
Brown finished the regular season with 103 tackles (57 solo), including 2.0 sacks, along with an interception in 17 games.
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Busy day in loss
Brown finished Sunday's 26-0 loss to the Jaguars with eight tackles (three solo).
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Aiming to be ready for Week 1
Brown thinks he can be ready to return to the Panthers' lineup for the beginning of the 2025 season as he completes his recovery from knee surgery, Joe Person of the Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
The 27-year-old defensive end suffered a knee injury in Week 1 last year and wound up needing season-ending surgery in September. Brown missed only one game in his career prior to that, however, and his rehab is on schedule. "I'm doing what the doctors and trainers are allowing me to do at this point. No rush, just trying to get back," he said prior to the draft in April. Brown's absence was a big factor in Carolina's defensive collapse last season, as he recorded 103 tackles, including 2.0 sacks, in 2023 as one of the NFL's elite run stuffers.
The 27-year-old defensive end suffered a knee injury in Week 1 last year and wound up needing season-ending surgery in September. Brown missed only one game in his career prior to that, however, and his rehab is on schedule. "I'm doing what the doctors and trainers are allowing me to do at this point. No rush, just trying to get back," he said prior to the draft in April. Brown's absence was a big factor in Carolina's defensive collapse last season, as he recorded 103 tackles, including 2.0 sacks, in 2023 as one of the NFL's elite run stuffers.