CHARLOTTE — This is not the first time Chuba Hubbard has celebrated a teammate at his position.

This is a man who was drafted to be Christian McCaffrey's backup and watched him go off, and stepped in and went for his first 100-yard game in Philadelphia when McCaffrey was injured in 2021.

This is a man who paired with D'Onta Foreman to drop 320 rushing yards on the Lions here in 2022, when Foreman had 21 carries for 165, and he had 12 for 125 in the same game.

So seeing Rico Dowdle , the guy at the locker next door, winning NFC offensive player of the week honors isn't a cause for concern for Hubbard; it's a cause for celebration.

Hubbard was asked Wednesday if there was a worry about what it might mean for his future, and he just made a face like to was a foreign concept.

"I don't

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