Carolina Panthers operating again Chuba Hubbard will miss Sunday’s sport in opposition to the Miami Dolphins, the crew mentioned Friday. Hubbard has not practiced this week whereas coping with a nagging calf harm that hampered him in Week 4.
Final week, Hubbard was restricted in observe because of the calf harm, and he in the end yielded 16 carries to fellow operating backs Rico Dowdle and Trevor Etienne within the Panthers’ blowout loss to the New England Patriots. It appears like Hubbard has had hassle recovering from the harm, and he must sit out in opposition to the Dolphins.
The Panthers, 1-3 on the season, are 1.5-point dwelling underdogs to the Dolphins on Sunday at FanDuel.
Via 4 video games this season, Hubbard has turned 53 carries into 217 yards and no touchdowns. He is additionally caught 13 passes for 94 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Hubbard asserted himself as Carolina’s lead operating again final season with 1,336 yards from scrimmage and 11 whole touchdowns. That led to a four-year contract extension value $33.2 million within the offseason.
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With Hubbard unable to go in Week 5, Dowdle is in place to tackle a lead function within the backfield. Final season, Dowdle led the Dallas Cowboys in speeding with 1,079 yards whereas including 249 yards by means of the air. Etienne, a rookie out of Florida, may also be an element within the operating sport.
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