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Jonathan Stewart Excelling as a Featured Back

As more NFL teams start to move towards running back by committees, the Carolina Panthers have relied heavily on Jonathan Stewart. As the team's featured running back, Stewart is having one of his best seasons in his career

The Carolina Panthers certainly raised some eyebrows when they released DeAngelo Williams and decided to make Jonathan Stewart the featured running back in this offense. Entering his eighth season, Stewart was never really asked to carry the run game as he split the workload with Williams and only one time has surpassed 200 carries in his career.