The scene at the end of the Carolina Panthers’ Monday morning practice was eerily similar to the scene from Saturday’s session:
A veteran player on the ground, screaming and writhing in pain while his teammates all took a knee a hush settled over the practice field.
Players usually know when an injury is bad. And unfortunately that appeared to the case with cornerback Ross Cockrell, who — after colliding with wideout Torrey Smith in the end zone — yelled: “My leg is broke! My leg is broke!”
Cockrell, who was competing for a starting role, was injured two days after starting right tackle Daryl Williams went down during the first full-pads practice of training camp.