Panthers HC Dave Canales on Sam Franklin Jr.’s heated altercation after loss to Bucs: He’ll be the first to tell you that he shouldn’t do that, that it was a mistake.”

Carolina Panthers captain Sam Franklin Jr. needed to be restrained from running toward the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' locker room as he threatened opposing linebacker Jose Ramirez.

Panthers safety Sam Franklin Jr. sent a message to Buccaneers outside linebacker Jose Ramirez after Tampa Bay rallied back to beat Carolina in overtime on Sunday, 26-23. Franklin was yelling for No. 33 (Ramirez’s jersey) and had to be held back by someone while he waited for the Bucs to exit the field,

Brooks was sidelined for the first 10 games of the campaign as he continued to recover from an ACL tear. His first piece of in-game action came in the Week 12 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, where he took only two carries for seven yards over five offensive snaps.