The Carolina Panthers are ensuring one among their finest gamers isn’t going wherever.
The Panthers and operating again Chuba Hubbard agreed to a four-year contract extension on Thursday.
The contract is value $33.2 million with $15 million assured, the NFL Community reported.
Hubbard, 25, was drafted within the fourth spherical of the 2021 NFL Draft out of Oklahoma State and emerged as one of many Panthers’ prime offensive weapons.
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Carolina Panthers operating again Chuba Hubbard celebrates a landing at Financial institution of America Stadium. (Bob Donnan-Imagn Photographs)
Hubbard is at the moment fifth within the NFL with 665 speeding yards and is within the prime 10 within the NFL in speeding first downs (33) and yards per speeding try (5) whereas scoring six touchdowns on the season.
The operating again performed a key function within the Panthers’ 23-22 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, speeding for 72 yards and scoring two touchdowns within the win.
Hubbard’s extension is the newest funding the Panthers have made of their operating again room.
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Carolina Panthers operating again Chuba Hubbard scores the profitable landing in opposition to the New Orleans Saints at Financial institution of America Stadium. (Bob Donnan-Imagn Photographs)
The workforce chosen Texas Longhorns operating again Jonathan Brooks with their second-round decide within the 2024 NFL Draft, however Brooks hasn’t performed a snap this season but on account of an ACL damage he suffered final November.
Brooks was activated from the reserve/non-football damage listing on Wednesday, however it’s but to be decided if he’ll make his NFL debut this week when the Panthers tackle the New York Giants in Germany on Sunday.
The Panthers additionally signed operating again Miles Sanders to a four-year, $25 million contract following a profession yr with the Philadelphia Eagles previous to final season, however he has struggled with Carolina.
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Carolina Panthers operating again Chuba Hubbard rushes for a landing in opposition to the Bears at Soldier Area in Chicago. (Daniel Bartel-Imagn Photographs)
Final season, Sanders rushed for 432 yards and one landing, whereas Hubbard turned the featured again because the season went on, speeding for 902 yards and 5 touchdowns.
Sanders has been the first backup to Hubbard this season, speeding for 143 yards and one landing this season.
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