{"id":40879,"date":"2025-03-13T07:32:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T07:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=40879"},"modified":"2025-03-13T07:32:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T07:32:29","slug":"hot-news-former-cowboys-rb-rico-dowdle-is-signing-with-the-panthers-on-a-one-year-deal-worth-up-to-6-5m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=40879","title":{"rendered":"HOT NEWS: Former Cowboys RB Rico Dowdle is signing with the Panthers on a one year deal worth up to $6.5M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.fdad1-4.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/482080024_956976393090703_5480934245095809868_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=833d8c&amp;_nc_ohc=2QPLIOnmPi8Q7kNvgHA0iYE&amp;_nc_oc=Adg48lOePN2M6Pnoaxs-2Gj_22VtSu6r69UMwLP9sqklBMIThS9uICdS2ccB27eqQMUgNCDRG1q6p7zbfDhhQvzx&amp;_nc_zt=23&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fdad1-4.fna&amp;_nc_gid=A-z-86T1Xia-0Y66scY3vq6&amp;oh=00_AYHazmm1sFwdXqwPrw_grtabB0f402Y09FrmqGIoVsjRlw&amp;oe=67D8769D\" alt=\"C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh v\u1ec1 2 ng\u01b0\u1eddi, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang ch\u01a1i b\u00f3ng b\u1ea7u d\u1ee5c v\u00e0 v\u0103n b\u1ea3n\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Dallas Cowboys struck a deal with running back Javonte Williams on Monday, and that seemed to point to one thing &#8211; 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