All the hype centers on the Carolina Panthers' current running back tandem of Rico Dowdle and Chuba Hubbard, who could spearhead a possible quest for the NFC South championship. But there is one forgotten playmaker who is looking to bounce back from some grave misfortune in the not-too-distant future.
Hubbard was the focal point coming into the campaign. Dowdle was the free-agent revelation who's taken the Panthers by storm. Fourth-round rookie Trevor Etienne is also contributing, albeit in the return game rather than generating prominent carries this early into his professional career.
And then, there's Jonathon Brooks.