Two More Season-Ending Injuries Hit Training Camp Before Week 1

Chris Brazzell, WR, Panthers

Carolina's rookie wide receiver was hurt during a seven-on-seven drill and carted off the field. A second opinion confirmed the initial read: a torn lateral collateral ligament in his left knee, season-ending surgery, and a trip to injured reserve before he played a regular-season snap.

For a rookie receiver, losing a full year to injury is a real setback to his development curve, not just a lost fantasy season. Target competition and route-tree installation don't pause for him while the rest of the room keeps working. Carolina's receiver depth chart shifts up a spot for everyone behind him.

Bryan Bresee, DT, Saints

New Orleans' loss is further along the roster. Bresee, a former first-round pick who had quietly developed into one of the more disruptive interior defensive linemen in the league, tore his ACL in a Wednesday practice. That is a full season lost from a player New Orleans was building its interior pass rush around, not a camp battle for a rotational role.

What it means for fantasy and DFS

Neither Brazzell nor Bresee was likely to move fantasy rosters directly. A rookie receiver still earning a role and an interior defensive lineman aren't skill-position fantasy assets. The read-through is real anyway: Carolina's receiver snaps redistribute to whoever was next on the depth chart, worth tracking through the rest of camp, and New Orleans' run defense and pass rush projections shift enough to matter for game-script-dependent plays involving the Saints' opponents this season.

Camp injuries compound. Two more names are now off the board before Week 1 has a final roster picture, and the pattern is worth watching as more camps wind down.

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Injury details as reported during the 2026 training-camp window. Educational content, not financial or wagering advice.