Carolina Panthers fans, understandably, love Chuba Hubbard. He was a late-round draft pick backup to Christian McCaffrey and then Miles Sanders, eventually forcing Carolina not only to start him but to extend him for a well-deserved $33.2 million. But after that extension, things haven't been great, at least compared to how he played before.

In Week 6, Chuba Hubbard and the Carolina Panthers play the Dallas Cowboys at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday at Bank of America Stadium. Hubbard, in his last game, posted this statline: 10 carries, 49 yards.

So Panthers ' top running back Chuba Hubbard should be champing at the bit. If only he were healthy. After 1,195 yards and 10 rushing scores last season, Hubbard emerged as one of the league's top backs.

The Carolina Panthers returned to the practice field on Wednesday in preparation for the Week 6 game against the Dallas Cowboys and received both good and bad n

Carolina Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard has missed his second straight day of practice, raising doubts about his availability for Sunday's game against the Miami Dolphins.

Running back Chuba Hubbard has been ruled out from the team's Week 6 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys. The decision came on Friday's injury report, which listed the fifth-year veteran as a non-participant for the sixth consecutive practice.

The Panthers have ruled four of their players out, with another four that are questionable. The highlights that everyone wants to know for rooting and fantasy purposes are each team's best offensive playmakers. For the Cowboys, that's wideout CeeDee Lamb and for Carolina that's running back Chuba Hubbard.