The Carolina Panthers have ruled out a key player for Week 8’s divisional matchup with the Atlanta Falcons. Running back Chubba Hubbard is out with an ankle injury, leaving running back duties to Dont’a Foreman after Christian McCaffrey wad traded.
The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported the news via Twitter on Friday.
Quarterback Baker Mayfield is not on the injury report this week, so he will serve as the backup to P.J. Walker. He’s played in five games so far this season, completing 54.9 percent of his passes for 962 yards, four touchdowns and four picks.
Hubbard’s first work without McCaffrey came in Week 7, when he rushed nine times for 63 yards and a touchdown. In total this year he’s had 15 rushing attempts for 97 yards and has caught the ball three times for 11 yards.
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