Carolina Panthers running back Rico Dowdle took the NFL by storm when he filled for an injured Chuba Hubbard earlier this month. Dowdle ended up recording 389 rushing yards in two games as the team's starter while Hubbard was dealing with a calf strain.

With Hubbard back on the field, there have been questions pertaining to how the team will divvy up carries. During Monday's media availability, Panthers coach Dave Canales expressed confidence in both ball carriers, but admitted that Dowdle's success has been hard to ignore.

"Chuba has meant a lot to this organization and certainly to the identity that we want to build our team on. We wanted to give Chuba the opportunity to go out and continue impact our team in a positive way (when he returned)," Canales said . "We cannot ignore

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