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The Panthers have agreed to a one-year contract with former Cowboys RB Rico Dowdle. That move comes shortly after the team dumped Miles Sanders.

The Panthers on Tuesday announced a new two-year deal with QB Andy Dalton. It'll reportedly pay him $8 million, with $6 million of that guaranteed and a max value of $10 million. Dalton spent the past two seasons with Carolina, starting six total games.

Panthers WR Xavier Legette (hip, wrist) is active for today’s game vs. the Falcons. He played through these injuries last week, posting a 5-28-0 line on a 71% route rate. Legette checks in as a low-end WR3 in the Week 18 Rankings.

Panthers WR Xavier Legette (hip, wrist) is listed as questionable for this weekend’s game vs. the Falcons. He went from a full practice on Wednesday to limited practices on Thursday and Friday. He went through the same routine last week before playing against the Buccaneers. We’re expecting Legette to play against Atlanta but will get Carolina’s inactives around 11:30 am ET on Sunday.

Panthers RB Raheem Blackshear will start today's game vs. the Buccaneers. That, of course, guarantees nothing besides Blackshear being on the field for the first snap of the game. We're expecting RB Mike Boone to mix in and would avoid this backfield in fantasy lineups if at all possible. But if you're forced to get involved, Blackshear is the slightly better bet.

Panthers WR Xavier Legette (hip, wrist) is active for today’s game vs. the Buccaneers. He’s in the WR4 mix in what should be a pass-heavy game from the Chuba Hubbard-less Panthers.

Panthers WR Xavier Legette (hip, wrist) is expected to play vs. the Buccaneers today, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Legette went from a full practice on Wednesday to limited workouts on Thursday and Friday. The hip issue adds a bit of risk to Legette's Week 17 fantasy profile, but there's some upside here in what figures to be a pass-heavy game from Carolina.

The Panthers are placing RB Chuba Hubbard on season-ending IR with calf and knee injuries, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter (and other reports). It's a surprise move after Hubbard finished the practice week questionable. Carolina's left with not much in the backfield for Sunday's clash with the Buccaneers.

Panthers RB Chuba Hubbard (knee) is listed as questionable for this weekend’s game vs. the Buccaneers. He got in limited practices on Thursday and Friday, and HC Dave Canales said Friday afternoon that he expects Hubbard to play. Barring a report on the knee limiting his workload, Hubbard remains a top-12 RB play this week.

Panthers WR Xavier Legette (hip, wrist) is listed as questionable for this weekend’s game vs. the Buccaneers. He went from a full practice on Wednesday to limited workouts on Thursday and Friday. But HC Dave Canales said Friday afternoon that he expects Legette to play against Tampa Bay.

Panthers WR Adam Thielen (hamstring) is not listed on the final Week 17 injury report. He was added on Thursday and limited in practice but was able to get in another limited practice on Friday. Thielen is evidently in no danger of missing this weekend’s game vs. the Buccaneers, and we should expect him to be ready for his usual role.

Panthers WR Adam Thielen was added to the injury report with a hamstring and limited in practice on Thursday. That likely means Thielen hurt the hamstring today, which would put his availability for Sunday's game vs. the Buccaneers in question. Check back tomorrow for an update on Thielen's status for that one.

Panthers WR Xavier Legette (hip, wrist) put in a full practice on Wednesday. He's on track to return for this weekend's game vs. the Buccaneers. The rookie checks in 45th in the Week 17 WR Rankings.

Cowboys RB Rico Dowdle ran 13 times for only 23 yards. He did catch all three of his targets for 28 yards. It was a tough game for Dowdle who lost a goal line TD to RB Ezekiel Elliott as well.

Panthers WRs Jalen Coker (quad) and David Moore (concussion) are active for today’s game vs. the Cardinals. Moore should be a full-go. Coker carries a bit more risk after being added to the injury report on Thursday and limited in Friday’s practice.

Panthers WRs Jalen Coker (quad) and David Moore (concussion) are expected to play vs. the Cardinals today, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Both guys should be full-time players with WR Xavier Legette out with a hip injury, although the quad issue that popped up for Coker on Thursday adds some risk to his profile.

Panthers WR Xavier Legette (hip) is out for Sunday's game vs. the Cardinals. WRs Jalen Coker (quad) and David Moore (concussion) are listed as questionable. Coker was added to the injury report on Thursday but was able to get in a limited practice on Friday. Moore practiced all week, including a full workout on Friday. We're tentatively expecting both guys to play but will look for further updates and get Carolina's inactives around 11:30 am ET on Sunday.

Panthers WR Jalen Coker was added to the injury report with a quad and limited in practice on Thursday. That suddenly puts his availability for this weekend's game vs. the Cardinals in doubt. Carolina will already be without WR Xavier Legette in that one. We'll update Coker's status again tomorrow.

Panthers WR Xavier Legette is considered "week-to-week" with the groin injury that knocked him out of the Week 15 loss to the Cowboys and is not expected to play vs. the Cardinals this weekend, HC Dave Canales said. It sounds like Legette might miss more than just one game. He's droppable from redraft rosters. Legette's absence should put WR Jalen Coker back in a full-time role, alongside WRs Adam Thielen and David Moore.

Cowboys RB Rico Dowdle set a career-high with 25 carries and 149 yards in Sunday's win over Carolina. He’s now hit the century mark in three straight outings.

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