Rico Dowdle sounds like he’s gone

[MichaelNewtonII]

https://x.com/mysportsupdate/status/2010406083081470346?s=46

that sounds like he’s leaving because of the playing time decrease to me. 
 

Good riddance. Chuba is the better back on the team and Rico had 3 big games for us and besides that was mediocre at best giving production we can replace easily. Same thing he did for the cowboys in 2024, a few big games and the rest of the season trash. This guys ego is a little bit too big for how inconsistent he is. 

[rodeo]

If you can only thrive if you get 35 carries per game then yeah that's just not how our system is designed and best to move on. Thanks for those 2 legendary games though.

[uncfan888]

Who cares. Rb is dime a dozen.. They shouldnt even have paid chuba 

[Donald LaFell]

Wish him the best and hope he gets paid on a longer contract. The NFL and rookie pay scale isn’t fair for RBs right now 

[Soul Rebel]

[dep]

Shame I like dowdle but it makes sense from both perspectives 

[WarPanthers89]

Yea you could tell down the stretch his relationship with the coaching staff started to dwindle just like his playing time. He seemed so much less explosive after he was on fire those few games. We have a lot of other holes on the team where we need to spend money rather than another vet Rb with the money he’s asking for.

Edited January 11 by WarPanthers89

[BeenPounding]

If he is choosing to use the time after that game to complain....see you later homie.  Don't let the door hit you where the good Lord split you.  BUH-BYE

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[HPPantherzfan]

Well with Brooks coming back plus others on the roster it makes sense.

[The Lobo]

Sucks but it would be hard to keep him with brooks coming back. Those back to back 200 total yard games were legendary 

[DCR]

Would be an asset , but with we can't afford to pay 3 running backs.

 

[CRA]

I’ll be honest, Hubbard isn’t really good at this point either.   Brooks has been hurt for 2 years and you can’t really count on him as being anything.  

Backfield is going to need some juice and an addition. 

[La Pantera]

My money is on him signing a 1 year contract again. Not necessarily with the Panthers. He really struggled the last several games.

[outlaw4]

Remember when people wanted to get rid of Chuba for Rico? That was a thing.

We can find some fresh legs in the draft. Just don't use a high pick on one.