Report: Former Auburn star Derrick Brown suffers potentially season-ending injury in Carolina's Week 1 loss

A former Auburn football great could be sidelined for much of the NFL season, as ESPN and NFL Network reported Monday that Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Derrick Brown will need surgery after a meniscus injury he suffered in the Panthers' 47-10 loss to New Orleans over the weekend.

#Panthers Pro Bowl DL Derrick Brown suffered a potentially season-ending knee injury in Sundays loss to the #Saints , per sources.The meniscus injury will require surgery, which will determine the exact timeline.

A brutal blow in Week 1.

pic.twitter.com/CHtGjtlXFK Brown, the 2019 SEC Defensive Player of the Year and a 2023 Pro Bowler for Carolina, played 60 of Carolina's 66 defensive snaps in the loss.

A lifetime Panther, Brown was selected No.

7 overall by Carolina in the 2020 NFL Draft.

Last fall was far and away his best season, logging a career-high 103 tackles to go with 2.0 sacks and 7.0 tackles for loss.

In four seasons at Auburn, Brown received All-SEC honors twice.

He was named an All-American his senior season after tallying 54 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks and four pass breakups.

Brown left the Plains with 170 career tackles, 33.0 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks.

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