What are the Panthers' plans for rookie RB Jonathan Brooks?

David Newton is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Carolina Panthers. Newton began covering Carolina in 1995 and came to ESPN in 2006 as a NASCAR reporter before joining NFL Nation in 2013. You can follow Newton on Twitter at @DNewtonespn. CHARLOTTE, N. C. -- Entering the 2008 draft, few had running back as a priority for the Carolina Panthers because they had 2006 first-round pick DeAngelo Williams ready to step into the lead role after they released DeShaun Foster.