Panthers Open Practice Windows for Xavier Legette, Mike Jackson, Jonathon Brooks

Three players the Carolina Panthers lost in September practiced in full Wednesday. Wide receiver Xavier Legette, cornerback Mike Jackson, and running back Jonathon Brooks had their 21-day practice windows opened the day after the trade deadline, the team announced.

A window isn't an activation. It gives each player up to three weeks of practice, the team noted. Each still has to be added to the 53-man roster to play, and Carolina has 21 days to make that move, Panthers Wire noted. The Panthers also signed wide receiver David Moore and defensive tackle Cam Horsley, adding to a stretch of moves Panthers Roundtable tracked on deadline day.

Brooks (groin) and Legette (knee) went down in the Week 2 win over Atlanta. Jackson was hurt a week later against Cleveland, in a three-point loss that also cost Carolina starting cornerback Jaycee Horn, according to Panthers Wire.

Coach Dave Canales had flagged Legette's window for this week when he spoke Monday, with Jackson, Horn, and Brooks close behind. The team's notebook called Legette the closest of the group and pointed to the speed he adds at receiver.

"We're working on that right now," Canales said. "It's getting very exciting with some of the guys that are close, and those are the conversations we're having today, tomorrow, as we have these days to evaluate them to make sure.

"All just like, going through their processes to see when they're ready to come back," Canales continued. "So I'm excited for where they are."

The same notebook described Horn and Jackson as one of the league's most productive cornerback pairs. Horn, a two-time Pro Bowler, is working back from a quad injury and has not had his window opened. Offensive lineman Brady Christensen's opened last week, and running back Trevor Etienne and linebacker Bam Martin-Scott are already back off injured reserve, the team said.

Without either starting corner, Carolina started two practice squad cornerbacks in Week 9.

"One week at a time, and just trying to figure out the right timing to open up his window," Canales said, per Panthers Wire. "That's something that we'll work through together with Jaycee, myself, the training staff, Dan [Morgan] and I'll be on the same page about that."

Damien Lewis, who missed two games with a knee injury, and Jaelan Phillips, who missed three with a hamstring injury, also practiced fully, ProFootballTalk reported. So did cornerback Will Lee (hamstring), guard Torricelli Simpkins (ankle), Christensen (hamstring), defensive tackle Lee Hunter (calf), and Etienne (ankle). Canales said Monday that Hunter is the primary nose tackle in the base defense.

Sunday didn't go Carolina's way. Denver won 26-21 at Bank of America Stadium after Carolina had held a 14-13 lead with the ball at the Broncos' 1-yard line, according to the team. Bryce Young went 28-of-39 for 276 yards with three touchdowns and an interception. Denver is 7-2.

The skid started Oct. 25 against Tampa Bay, when Young threw for 163 yards, and continued on a Thursday night, Oct. 29, against Green Bay, when he had 209. Earlier in the season, he threw for 329 yards and two touchdowns against Detroit on Oct. 4 and 281 yards and two touchdowns against the Eagles on Oct. 18. Carolina is 3-5 heading into Week 10.