Brooks Baptized, Ready for NFL Comeback

0:00On April 28th, Carolina Panthers running back Jonathan Brooks just got baptized after getting full clearance for the team's off-season workouts. The 22-year-old has turned to his faith big time, due tough times like losing his dad and suffering two torn ACLs that sidelined his NFL. Start. Drafted in the second round back in 2024, Brooks came in as a speedy powerhouse from Texas. But after rehabbing his first knee injury, he only played three games as a rookie before tearing the other ACL, missing the rest of that season and all of 2025. His father, James Skip Brooks, passed away at 49 in March 2022 from a blood clot issue right when Jonathan was a freshman in college. That loss hit hard and he's honored it with a tattoo he used to point to after college scores, though NFL chances got cut short by injuries. Now feeling close to 100% after two surgeries, Brooks calls the baptism of fresh commitment

1:00to his faith, ditching excuses from locker, room vibes, teammate Chuba Hubbard, the starting back he set to challenge, showed up for it and praises his growing resilience. With Job's story in mind, losing it all but staying faithful and getting double back, Brooks stays rooted, eyeing a spot in the rotation for two. In 26, while trusting the bigger plan ahead, that's your update from NFL News today, powered by AI.