Given the limits of the acclimation period, the NFLPA will check video of Nic Scourton ACL tear - NBC Sports

What the report says

NBCSports.com’s Pro Football Talk reports that the NFL Players Association plans to review practice video after Carolina Panthers linebacker Nic Scourton suffered a torn ACL on the first day of the team’s 2026 training camp. The injury is described as season-ending, and the report notes that media members characterized the practice field as wet.

According to NBCSports.com, the union’s review is aimed at understanding the circumstances of the injury during the opening stage of camp, when teams are restricted by the NFL’s collectively bargained acclimation rules. The article says the distinction matters because a non-contact injury would raise different issues than one occurring during activity that went beyond what is permitted in that period.

The report cites Article 23 of the NFL collective bargaining agreement, which governs the first five days of on-field acclimation. NBCSports.com says the first day is limited to physical exams, meetings, classroom work, and running or conditioning, with on-field work confined to Phase One-style conditioning, timing and testing. For days two through five, the article notes that live contact is not allowed and equipment is limited during one of the two daily practices.

The development matters because training camp injuries can affect both a player’s season and a team’s roster plans, while the NFLPA has a role in monitoring whether clubs follow collectively bargained health and safety limits. NBCSports.com reports that the video review should help determine how Scourton’s injury occurred and whether the Panthers’ practice conditions complied with the acclimation rules.