Former Cowboys RB Rico Dowdle signing with Panthers on one-year deal reportedly worth up to $6.25M


Former Cowboys RB Rico Dowdle signing with Panthers on one-year deal reportedly worth up to $6.25M

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Carolina Pantherae continue to resources in running back position by port free agency Top remaining turn The Wednesday was reached with the deal with Rico Dowdle The team announced Wednesday. The deal is worth up to $ 6.25 million NFL network reporting.

Dowdle, who turned 27 years in June 14, brake in for a career-high 1,079 yards in 2024, who made him first undrafted player on the Dallas Cowboys to for the 1,000 in the land in one time to go into the dallas. Once then-cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy ditched its running back-by-Committee approach recently at the time, dowdle erupit. Its 677 yards of the weeks of 12-18 are the fourth most in the entire NFL This past temporary rear only saquonkle (868), Jonathan Taylor (758) and Derrick Henry (736) in the space. The Asheville, North Carolina country gets to come home, thanks to this deal. Dowdle is far from home in college, playing at the University of South Carolina.

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It’s curious signing panthers because it poured supply of resources in running back to the outside of a dowdle. Carolina re-signed 2021 Fourth-by pick Chuba Hubbard for four years, $ 33.2 million extension with just under $ 12 million guaranteed, and they have drafted Texas Longhorns Running Jonathon Brooks 46th overall (second round) in 2024) in 2024 NFL Draft. However, Brooks to tear ACL to the second like a rookie after doing so on the last time to Texas.

Hubbard and dowdle is enough to last for two NFL’s most efficient rushers last time. Hubbard’s 54.8% of rushing victory rate was the fifth of the best in NFL, the minimum of 200 carries, and dowdle was right behind him in the sixth with 53.6% by rushing rate.

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Dallas Signed by Running Restore Dowdle Tuesday by Grabbing Denver Broncos 2021 Second-by Pick Javonte Williams in A One-year-year-$ 3 million contract.

DOWDLE represents the latest veterans to leave the Cowboys in Free Agency One with Edge Rusher Demarcus Lawrence (Seattle Seahawks) Cornerback Jaguars (Jacksonville Jaguars) and Edge Rusher Chauncey Golston (New York Giants).