Rico Dowdle was one of the football best players ever to come out of Asheville. Now he’s using his skill and leadership for the Carolina NFL team.
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PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP INTRODUCED HIS LIBERATION DAY TARIFFS, CAROLINA PANTHERS RUNNING BACK RICO DOWDLE HAS PROVIDED PLENTY OF POWER THIS SEASON. HIS PLAY HAS OPENED UP THE OFFENSE TO THE POINT WHERE THE TEAM IS ON THE VERGE OF SECURING A PLAYOFF SPOT. WRAL’S LOOP NOTE. STEIN HAS COVERED DOWNHILL SINCE THE YOUNG SUPERSTAR WAS A HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE IN ASHEVILLE AND EXPLAINS WHAT MOTIVATES. PANTHERS STAR RUNNING BACK. RICO. DOWDLE HAS MADE A CAREER OUT OF EVADING TACKLERS AND WHEN THEY GET TOO CLOSE, HE JUST PUSHES THEM OUT OF THE WAY HIS POWER AND PERSEVERANCE ON THE FIELD HAS THE PANTHERS RIGHT WHERE THEY WANT TO BE IN THE THICK OF THE NFL PLAYOFF RACE. >> I COVERED WHEN HE WAS A HIGH SCHOOL SUPERSTAR AT AC RENTAL TO NASHVILLE BEFORE DOWDELL SENIOR YEAR HEAD COACH SHANE LAWS GAVE HIM THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ONE THE OFFENSE. >> IS THE BEST PLAYER ON OUR TEAM IS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY BE THE BEST PLAYER IN STATE. SO WHY WAS MOVING THE CORE BUGS? SNAP THE BALL DIRECTLY TO HIM THAT WE WERE GUARANTEES GOING TOE TO THE REPORT. THE DOW TO LAND TO THE CALL AND THEN SO HIS POTENTIAL FOR GREATNESS FLASH, EVERY SINGLE GAME. >> DEFENDERS TRIED TO STOP HIM. FAILED A LOT AND WE DO GET A TON OF FOOTBALL AND THEN YOU SEE SOMEBODY DO THINGS THAT. IT JUST DOESN’T MAKE SENSE THAT SOMEBODY CAN DO THOSE THINGS SHOULD LAST COACHED HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FOR 30 YEARS AND JUST RETIRED AT THE END OF THE SEASON KNOWS THAT A PLAYER LIKE WE COULD DOUBT COMES AROUND ONCE IN A LIFETIME. ARE YOU STILL BELOW TIME? YOU’VE GOT ONLY LATE. AND FLORIDA’S COACH LAW SAYS THAT HE’S EVEN MORE PROUD OF THEM. AND THE DOW TO LIZ BECOME. AND THAT’S BECAUSE THE STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE OF HIS MOM, LESLIE, A LIST OUT. I BREAK. >> LIKE 2, 3, JOBS, A VISION. THEY WAS LITTLE. I WAY RATE OF THE NEW MONEY GOING TO BE ABLE TO. >> WELL, MANY LIKE TO SEE YOUR SON PLAY FOR HIS HOMETOWN CAROLINA PANTHERS IS SOMETHING SHE COULD ONLY DREAM, BUT NOW IT’S HAPPENING AND NOT ONLY IS HE PLAYED, HE IS LEADING THE TEAM TO THE PRECIPICE OF THE NFL PLAYOFFS. IT IS ON THE THEY WERE IN THE BAY. THE RAGWEED IN GAME IN HIM. DO THE JOB RIGHT NOW. PAY THEIR FANS, WATCHING HIS EVERY MOVE, HOPING HE CAN DRIVE THE TEAM DIRECTLY INTO THE POSTSEASON AND MAKE HIS HOMETOWN CROWD. THE NFL IS JAM PACKED WITH MANY OF THE MOST TOUGH MINDED ATHLETIC PEOPLE ON THE PLANET AND RICO. DOWDLE IS PROVING TO BE ONE OF THE BEST AMONG THEM. >> HE IS SMASHING HIS WAY PLAY-BY-PLAY TO NFL GLORY AND TAKING HIS FAMILY ALONG FOR THE RIDE. WELL, IT’S TIME THAT WE WERE REAL NEWS. RALEIGH. >> AND THE PANTHERS HAVE A BIG GAME THIS WEEKEND AS THEY TRY TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS GOING TO HOST THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS ON SUNDAY. THE PANTHERS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE FOR THE PLAYOFFS AFTER BEATING TAMPA BAY. THIS PAST WEEKEND. IF THE PANTHERS CAN BEAT THE SEAHAWKS AND TAMPA BAY LOSES TO MIAMI THAN THE PANTHERS WILL CLINCH A PLAYOFF SPOT KICKOFF FOR SUNDAY’S GAME IS SET FOR 1