Leave Your Mark

This episode features Jean Baptiste Laporte. JB is entering his ninth season with the Carolina Panthers, and his second season as the director of rehabilitation. In his current role, JB is tasked with assessing injury prevention and rehabilitation of all injured personnel. Laporte previously served as a physical therapist and assistant athletic trainer with the Panthers for seven seasons (2012-19). Prior to his start in the NFL, he spent over six years (2007-13) at Concordia University where he held various titles, including athletic therapist, physical therapist, laboratory coordinator, and instructor.  While at Concordia, he developed and instructed course material with students, supervised athletic therapy students, and specialized in the prevention, assessment, and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries. He also served as a head athletic therapist and physical therapist with Football Canada/Football Quebec, assisting with the injury rehabilitation of athletes. Laporte earned a Master's in Physica