Hubbard gets first opportunity as captain, but Brooks could win the job if he performs.
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The source notes that Chuba Hubbard carried the workload last season and was hurt early, with the Panthers extending him and making him a team captain in the offseason, suggesting they'll give him every opportunity first; however, the NFL is a meritocracy and if Brooks can't make it work, it doesn't matter how popular Hubbard is—the cream will rise to the top, and that might be Brooks.
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Chuba Hubbard is not exciting this season. He's a guy that has carried the workload, and I think he was hurt very early last year... they extended him. They made him a team captain. So they obviously like him. So I feel like they're going to give him every opportunity first. But as Tony Romo taught us a long time ago, the NFL is a meritocracy.
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- The source notes that Chuba Hubbard carried the workload last season and was hurt early, with the Panthers extending him and making him a team captain in the offseason, suggesting they'll give him every opportunity first; however, the NFL is a meritocracy and if Brooks can't make it work, it doesn't matter how popular Hubbard is—the cream will rise to the top, and that might be Brooks.
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- STACKED tags this as a neutral fantasy football signal for Jonathon Brooks (CAR). Hubbard gets first opportunity as captain, but Brooks could win the job if he performs.
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