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Panthers to Sign Former Cowboys RB Rico Dowdle

The Panthers are signing Rico Dowdle. | Tim Heitman-Imagn Images

The Carolina Panthers are signing former Dallas Cowboys starting running back Rico Dowdle to a one-year deal, according to a report from Mike Kaye of The Charlotte Observer.

The one-year deal for Dowdle is worth up to $6.25 million according to Jeff Howe of The Athletic.

The 26-year-old Dowdle rushed the ball 235 times for 1,079 yards and two scores last season. It was the first 1,000-plus yard rushing season of his four-year career.

Dowdle is expected to replace Miles Sanders as the lead back in Carolina's backfield alongside Chuba Hubbard, after Sanders was released by the Panthers earlier this week in a cap-clearing move.


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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Panthers to Sign Former Cowboys RB Rico Dowdle .

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