Overview
- Carolina listed Dowdle as a non-participant in Tuesday’s walkthrough with a toe issue that head coach Dave Canales described as a rest day.
- Canales said he is pretty confident Dowdle will play Saturday while evaluating his status day to day.
- Wednesday’s team report upgraded Dowdle and linebacker Krys Barnes to full participation.
- Tuesday’s report also showed Claudin Cherelus, Robert Rochell, and Ja’Tavion Sanders as non-participants, while Robert Hunt, David Moore, and Tershawn Wharton were full.
- Dowdle leads the Panthers with 1,066 rushing yards and six touchdowns as they visit the Buccaneers on Saturday with the division title at stake.