Following a 2024 season where he rushed for 1,195 yards and secured a four-year, $33.2 million extension, Panthers RB Chuba Hubbard has risen to prominence as a primary ball carrier. With Carolina finally providing coaching consistency for the first time in his NFL career, Hubbard arrived at minicamp with positive energy. But a single remark made during practice unexpectedly drew attention for the wrong reason.
While praising the updated RB room—now including rookie Trevor Etienne and veteran Rico Dowdle—Hubbard said to the reporters, “Usually in the running back room, sometimes it can be a little off.” Joe Person from The Athletic saw it as a subtle dig at Miles Sanders, noting, “While praising Panthers’ new RBs, Chuba Hubbard seemed to take a veiled shot at Miles Sanders, saying RB room often was “a little off.” Otherwise, Hubbard’s B-day was like any other day: Running hard, jawing w/ Jaycee Horn and hitting the JUGs machine.”
That didn’t sit well with Hubbard. He called out The New York Times on X for reportedly misrepresenting his words as part of a media manipulation tactic. “I keep to myself and do my job. Please don’t put drama around me. I’ve been blessed to be able to share the room with some of the best. I also am blessed to have made a bunch of life time friends fr. It’s all love and always been. No fake narratives involving me. Preciate it!”
I keep to myself and do my job. Please don’t put drama around me. I’ve been blessed to be able to share the room with some of the best. I also am blessed to have made a bunch of life time friends fr. It’s all love and always been. No fake narratives involving me. Preciate it! https://t.co/fDYAOTe8Kp
— Chuba Hubbard (@Hubbard_RMN) June 12, 2025
And as it was his birthday, it still didn’t faze him. On his 26th birthday, Hubbard was out discussing trash with Jaycee Horn, practicing on the JUGS machine, and unwilling to take a break. “I’m gonna take me some time off. It’s my birthday, so a couple of days. But after that, straight back to work. It’s a big year,” he said. With his old partner Tommy Tremble sidelined and false headlines swirling, Hubbard’s still locked in—loud on the field, quiet off it, and fully ready for another breakout year.
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