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Overcoming adversity is nothing new for Chuba Hubbard.
There was immediate ridicule upon his arrival to the Carolina Panthers after Matt Rhule revealed his wife played a leading hand in his decision to draft the running back.
Since then, he’s plowed through several challenging obstacles to carve out a successful role for himself.
Things didn’t look especially promising for Hubbard after his indifferent rookie campaign.
Even when he formed a productive tandem alongside D’Onta Foreman in 2022 once Christian McCaffrey was traded to the San Francisco 49ers, something prevented the Panthers from propelling him into the No. 1 spot.
After free-agent signing Miles Sanders fluffed his lines, Hubbard seized the moment.
The former fourth-round selection went over 1,000 all-purpose yards and firmly became the top dog.
And yet, another new regime gave the player another potential mountain to climb this offseason.
The Panthers want to run the football heavily under new head coach Dave Canales.
Carolina traded up to acquire Jonathon Brooks at No. 46 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
They also signed free-agent Rashaad Penny once the college selection process concluded.
If Hubbard wants similar involvement next time around, he’ll need to prove his worth all over again.
One could make a strong case for Hubbard being in a stronger position now than at any stage during his NFL journey to date.
This was a sentiment echoed by Tom Blair from NFL.com, who named the Oklahoma State product as Carolina’s most underappreciated player for the second straight year.
