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NFL team being investigated by NFLPA after season-ending injury on first day of training camp

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The NFL Players Association is looking into Nic Scourton’s season-ending ACL injury. The Carolina Panthers star was being tipped for a big sophomore campaign, but went down on the first day of training camp. Canales insisted the team did the right things Getty Now, the NFLPA is investigating the Panthers to make sure strict rules were being followed. Carolina is playing in the Hall of Fame Game , meaning its players were back in camp before most teams. Severe injuries are not common this early in preseason, with a mandatory five-day acclimatization period featuring no live contact in order to ramp things up gradually. The only on-field activities allowed are running and conditioning. A Panthers spokesperson told the Charlotte Observer that the team is cooperating with the NFLPA’s inquiry. “We’re aware that they’re looking into it,” head coach Dave Canales said via Panthers Wire. “We have the rules, we have the standards, we let them know. “All we can really do is lay the groundwork out

First report: Panthers lose OLB Nic Scourton to torn ACL on first day of training camp, AP source says — apnews.com, 18d