Chuba Hubbard's consistent approach has him back on track for a big year

He's consistent during the week, always the first out to practice, and the last to leave the field. He's consistent in pregame, arriving at the stadium before anyone else, wearing the same cleats, going to the same spot on the field, and working with the same equipment staffers and performance department through the same warm-up routine.

So when injuries slowed him down last season, to the point he took a back seat in the running back room, everything felt slightly off. Even when his hamstring recovered and he returned to the field, splitting reps with Rico Dowdle, the consistency that had defined Hubbard's career was missing, resulting in his second-lowest season output of his career and…