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Panthers RB Rico Dowdle has been more efficient than his counterpart, RB Chuba Hubbard. Panthers HC Dave Canales said the team still hasn’t made a decision on who would lead the backfield.
Saints second-round QB Tyler Shough was recently named their new starting quarterback going into Week 9 against the Rams. Shough is grateful for his opportunity and how things played out.
“Who knows who I would be or where I would be if everything had worked out [differently],” Shough said, via Katherine Terrell of ESPN. “It worked out the way it was supposed to because now I’m in [this] opportunity with a great team and kind of a fresh start with a new staff.”
Shough was drafted by New Orleans after playing at three different colleges, including Oregon from 2018 to 2020, Texas Tech from 2021 to 2023, and Louisville in 2024. He mentioned that becoming a second-round pick caused him a lot of emotions because of his path to the NFL.
“It was a lot of emotions because everything that [happened] … like, ‘Man, you stuck it out and you saw some good come out of it,'” Shough said.
Shough suffered a broken fibula at Texas Tech in 2023, which caused him to miss the rest of the season. He knew his time at the school was over.
“It was just a lot of true ups and downs to where at that point you kind of understand, ‘Man, my time here is probably done at Texas Tech,'” Shough said.
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